Instead of the couch, go sailing

Off duty (day off)! Why not use the prolonged weekend for sailing instead of just sitting on the couch? After reviewing the post-season prices, no doubts remained. Everything was almost ruined when the manager of our company suddenly fell ill, but luckily due to our efficient organisation in the past days, our employees would be able to cope without me. Peter looked at me approvingly during his packing routine, for we had become such sailing enthusiasts that we simply had to go again in September. We "fed" my VW Beetle, and off we went towards the town of Biograd.

When a girl handles the rudder

The sun set awaited us in the marina. We departed in the morning for the Kornati Islands. As the sea wasn’t crowded, I mustered up the courage to handle the rudder, of course under the vigilant eye of Peter. And soon, the voyage became very delightful.

I finally got to drift with the dolphins

The next morning while navigating towards Murter Island we noticed a pod of dolphins. We switched off the engine and just sailed; the dolphins soon approached the sailboat, playing and displaying their big white tummies. I had always wondered how it would feel to swim with dolphins but soon forgot about it. It was amazing the size of these animals. And their quickness. Peter left to get his GoPro to film this incredible site, unfortunately the pod left the next moment and quickly distanced itself from the boat, thus being practically unrecognisable on the recording. It is believed that you can encounter dolphins many times during the off-season. Nonetheless, we felt almost blessed to have experienced the encounter.

Bay surprise

Dark was setting in and we were moored in a small, secluded bay, sheltered from all winds. In such moments I tend to fall asleep rather quickly. When I opened my eyes, I noticed a slight twinkle of sunlight in the cockpit. I proceeded down the stairs and noticed that Peter had prepared a very romantic dinner. We quickly turned off the lights, as electricity is an expensive commodity on sailboats. But I wasn’t worried one bit. All I could say was "Carpe diem".