Mljet

Engines started ar 6.30 so no lie in this morning. We cruised up the coast north of Dubrovnik past the Peljisac peninsula to Mljet - our first island stop. We stopped mid morning in a bay for a swim. The boat was anchored several hundred yards from the shore so it required going down steps at the side of the boat and launching into deep water. We gave it a miss today. Anyway the water is still quite cold. There were 5 other boats all doing the same thing. Then we sailed into the tiny port of Pomena, alongside 7 other boats and had to do the crossing from boat to boat to get to shore - just like on a Nile cruise.

The main attraction here is a National Park with 2 beautiful lakes. We walked round the lake for 45 minutes then got a ferry across to an island in the lake. The island has a 12c church and Benedictine monastery. The church was lovely but the monastery closed for works.

This evening is the Captain's dinner on board so we will have to be sociable.Читать далее