Lastovo Island, Croatia

On the 9th of May at about 2pm we arrived in Croatia on the island of Lastovo.

We had fantastic conditions and enjoyed the crossing from Vieste, with our friends onboard Pleione arriving half an hour later.  We had read all about the importance of registering your arrival as soon as possible so our first stop was the harbour masters office at Uble.  It was shut but there were instructions to buy our vignette online.  We were not able to do this as there was no option for a British registered EU resident boat.  Along with Floris and Ursula from Pleione we waited for the office to open at 5pm.

We waited at the bar next to the office. At the table beside us was a man drinking a beer with 'harbour master' printed on his shirt. After an hour or so 5pm came and went. After another ten minutes we asked him when he will open his office.  Looking surprised he informed us he just works with the ferry and the man we need will be in tomorrow when the office actually opens!  We confirmed this with a local policeman, then made our way across the bay to a sheltered anchorage for the night.

Pleione anchored with us and Ursula, Floris and his brother Martin joined us for a few sun downers, making their way back in the dark.

We had a wonderful still night on anchor and woke to a perfect reflecting pool.

I hitched a ride on Pleione to the office at 8am the next morning and we all managed to get our necessary paperwork.  We then parted ways but look forward to meeting up on another island soon.

Lastovo Island is a nature reserve now but the abandoned Yugoslav-era submarine bunkers are reminders of a less tranquil past.  We took in these sights as we moved to the north of the island to reach a new anchorage.  The South Easterly wind was expected at about 20 knots overnight so we positioned ourselves accordingly.

Lastovo makes for a fascinating nature walk with Zefi and Dor -lizards, butterflies and beautiful insects everywhere but also slightly scary abandoned buildings and creepy underground bunkers.

We retreated to Dragonfly as the weather started to turn and snuggled up for a film as the wind swirled us around our anchor.

The morning of the 11th May was our last night on Lastovo. We had been recommended Triton restaurant which has the benefit of it's own quay where you can spend the night if you dine in the restaurant.  We arrived before lunch and hiked to the rocky bay around the corner with the hope of swimming but again the water was a bit too chilly.

The restaurant has a lovely view!

Back onboard Dragonfly for a rather creaky night on the quay.  Our shore power seem to connect but no longer activates the mains sockets onboard.  I struggled to find a fix that night but soon the cause would be obvious.