Albania continues to surprise us – in the very best way possible. Before arriving, we’d heard all sorts of stories about sailing this coastline. Tales of pirates, questionable anchorages, and reasons to hurry through. Instead, we’ve found ourselves wondering why more people aren’t talking about this place. The sail to Durres was one of...
After more than two hours spent navigating the checkout process in Montenegro – Port Authority, Customs & Immigration, and plenty of paperwork – we were finally underway. Fortunately, the sailing made up for it. With the gennaker drawing beautifully, its bright blue sail stretched against an equally blue sky as KORA glided south toward...
KORA’s final stop in Montenegro would be Bar, and what a way to finish! This wasn’t our first visit to Bar, but it felt like it. Last year, Karen and Doug arrived after an overnight crossing from Italy and had just enough energy to locate dinner before calling it a night. This time, with...
As KORA continued down Montenegro’s spectacular coastline, we found ourselves once again trying and failing to capture the scenery in photographs. Towering mountains, rugged cliffs, and sparkling blue water seem to lose something in translation. Some places are simply better experienced than photographed. The highlight of the day was our first dinghy adventure ashore....
Tucked beneath the towering mountains of Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, our final few days in the Inner Bay delivered a little bit of everything: questionable marina ropes, a summer thunderstorm, spectacular scenery, the arrival of great friends, and what may have been the best dinner we’ve ever eaten. Oh, and somewhere along the way,...
May 31 wasn’t exactly glamorous sailing, but it may have been one of our most productive days for the season… Dubrovnik marked our temporary departure from the Schengen Zone. Since non-EU citizens are generally limited to 90 days within a rolling 180-day period, and we have more than 100 days planned aboard KORA this...
Few places manage to combine history, scenery, beaches, food, and pop culture quite like Dubrovnik. Massive stone walls encircle the Old Town, protecting a maze of marble streets, hidden courtyards, and centuries-old buildings that seem to rise straight from the sea. Fans of Game of Thrones will recognize countless filming locations from King’s Landing to the...
After a week of gliding effortlessly across calm seas, today’s 23NM journey to Mljet came as a bit of a surprise. The winds were light enough that we motored most of the way, occasionally rolling out the genoa when conditions allowed, but the sea had developed a noticeable chop that reminded us we were,...
We are moving a little faster through Croatia this year, having explored much of this coastline last summer and eager to spend more time farther south in the Med in places still new to us. May 27 was spent tucked into a quiet cove in the Pakleni Islands, followed by May 28 anchored near...
Most sailing days are good. Others turn into the kind of day you know you’ll still be talking about years later. Today was one of those days! We sailed from Pašman toward Skradin following a route recommended by an Aussie family we met on the water last year docked next to us in Dubrovnik...
