Wind SW 5knots this morning and weather returned to highs like the week before we arrived. Hot and sunny with le grand bleu! After hot shower, strolled over island through sweet smelling pine woods to the orleander and bourgonvillea-laden shores of a gorgeous beach - sandy bay festooned with yachts and rimmed with restaurants - loungers and parasols all lined up and not a soul around. Soooo nice to walk on sand and wade out into warm, shallow turqouise water with temps of 26degrees - unlike Canada! Cast off 11.30 from Parmizana and powered slowly through narrow channel with 2.9 max depth! 3 hour stretch SW to Vis and docked on town wall in Kut opposite town of Vis and away from ferry coming in from Split and Italy (Pescara, Ancona)! Charming old town nestled in horseshoe bay surrounded by ramparts and castle ruins with church and cemetery garden enclosed by poplar trees on approach to Vis harbor. Our boat docked beneath ancient clock tower whose bell sounded every 15 minutes. Sat leisurely on board for lunch. Crew then went walkabout so I relished a couple of quiet hours doing laundry and hanging over life lines, brewing a cup of tea and writing my journal! Palms offer the only shade in this quiet place. Terracotta roof tiles sit like golden sun hats above square white houses, slotted against their neighbors like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
Dinner in walled garden amongst pineapple palms and statues in a quiet oasis above the town.
Heaven.
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