Bar Montenegro to Dubrovnik Croatia

Bar Montenegro to Dubrovnik Croatia. Watching sunrise and sunset is always the reward of night crossings. Arriving at 4am in the morning we were greeted by the Croatian customs control and I almost hugged them. So excited to finally be here. I have 3 homes - Cape Town, Spain and Croatia. And arriving here feels like coming home. It was another trip of pure engine without wind but sometimes when you are at this level of exhaustion the predictability under engine helps and all you need to worry about is avoiding collisions with night fishing vessels.

I have to express how grateful I am for the accuracy of gps. Navigating GypsyDjango in the pitch black through the narrow channels between the islands - tired at that time in the morning and putting all your faith in the screen in front of you was a different experience to the large expanses of water we have sailed thus far.

After our not quite express checkin at the border we sailed our boat to a safe bay we know for its easy mooring, dropped anchor and went to sleep.Read more