Sailing on the Valerina

Our week on the yacht started off with a few small bumps - 50 knot winds, all the girls had food poisoning, and torrential rain. But after 2 days of pretty crappy weather, the sun came out and we had a few amazing days of sailing and sunshine.


Our boat - Valerina


We stayed in the Split marina for our first night on the boat, waiting for the winds and rain to ease. The next morning we sailed to St Klements, a small island near Hvar, with the girls staying downstairs trying not to be sick, while the guys sat on deck drinking beer!


St Klements Island


Next stop was Hvar Town on Hvar Island. Philippa had forgotten that it was her birthday... yes, really... but it meant that we got to have a great unplanned dinner on the island to celebrate!




After Hvar, we had a long day of sailing with a very hung over skipper (a local Croatian guy, Mario) to get to Korcula. There was lots of sun, and we got to appreciate having our own yacht by lazing on the deck reading books, and stopping for swims in small bays. Korcula has a great old town, and REALLY beautiful ladies working in the local markets.




Our final island stop was Mljet, where we stayed for 2 nights. We hired scooters and explored the whole island...



We found a little place called Sobra that had the clearest water we've seen and an amazing seafood restaurant by the water.