Split - Spinut - Kastela

Today we travelled to Split. Having anchored in Split harbor before I knew that because of the large passenger ferries the boat would be rolling a lot, so we went around the corner to a small bay called "Spinut".

The wind was quite strong, so I stayed with the boat while Darren and Marie went ashore to go into Split.

Marie had booked us both in to see a dentist at 8.30am the following morning.

I picked up my temporary visa from Nina at Bach Yachting, the broker we purchased the boat from. It ended up being a bit of a reunion because the skipper who helped us export/import the boat turned up while we were there.

We visited a Marina shop who directed us to their Mercury service agent, who luckily was located in Spinut! After we got back to the boat we moved to the next bay and I rowed ashore with the engine. The service agent was actually an old guy out the
back of a garage. But he was very helpful, and fixed the outboard throttle for 250 kuna ($65 NZD), including a full service!

After we picked the outboard up, we set off for Marina Kastela which was across the bay. The charter company (Sail Croatia) who used to own the boat had a replacement shower unit for the boat for us to pick up.

Marie and I took the opportunity to visit Christopher and his wife, unfortunately they were not in the marina.

I installed the new deck shower unit, and we now have hot/cold water to rinse off after a swim. Luxury!

Darren found that his shower pump was not working, so we worked on pulling it out. I purchased a new one from one of the Marine shops in Split, and didn't think to look at the price.... $750 NZD OUCH!!

We anchored just outside of Marina Kastela. It was friday night so all of the charter boats were coming back from there week at sea. Each charter company has over 30 yachts, and there are 5 or more charter companies in the Marina.
So you can imagine how many boats we saw coming in, it was very entertaining. Especially the boat with the girl who stripped off on the bow as they were coming in!

The following day we anchored in Split harbor, did a few errands, and had lunch at the famous "Black Cat" cafe, which Rob and Ruth found during their stay! Mmmmm delicious.