We had the most peaceful night. There were no other boats, in fact not anything man made in sight. There was no noise, no wind and no light. I found it actually a bit disconcerting. I woke in the small hour and got up to check, and could not see a thing outside. We were in a wide bay, with plenty of room to swing at the anchor, but obviously my subconscious was worrying that we were dragging the anchor, no matter how well we had thought it to be set. All was well, and I was able to get back to sleep.
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| The view from our back garden today (except this was yesterday, there was haze today) |
We had in mind to make one more stop before we went back to Biograd, but no plan stands first contact with the enemy. When we woke there was a haze limiting visibility to a mile or so, and no wind. We set off towards our destination, but part way along we changed our mind and decided to head on to base in Biograd. The forecast was for no wind today and then stronger winds coming in tomorrow afternoon. Where we had planned to stop was sufficiently close to Biograd, that we would not sail tomorrow, and if we were not going to get any wind today either, there seemed no point in delaying.
We used the time while we were motoring to play with the radar, which we use very infrequently. It was challenging to work out which were boats and which were islands or rocks. We were able to identify some boats before they emerged out of the mist, which was reassuring.
We wanted to top up the fuel tanks on the way into Biograd, we always leave the tanks full over the winter. We were being followed by a fishing boat that we knew would be going to the quay in Biograd, but we calculated that we would be beyond where we expected him to berth before he arrived. However, the ferry to the next island, leaving from the dock next to the fuel berth rather impacted our plan, and we ended up having to wait for the ferry and the fishing boat to complete their manoeuvres before we went for fuel. The price is about £1.40 per litre for diesel, so rather cheaper than either UK or Italy.
The marina is being transformed ready for the Boat Show next week. Sections of the pontoons have been moved and will eventually form a bridge across the marina for pedestrians. The central pier has had all of the cars evicted, and there was a team erecting booths for the exhibitors. They were playing music while they worked, and we danced along while we started the cleaning that is needed before we leave.
So, the end of our voyages for the year but we still have a few days to work on the boat before we head for home.
Miles Today - 15
Miles 2022 – 1478
Steve (and Tricia)
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