THE THINGS YOU REGRET ARE THE THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO

Envoy is currently at Polace, Mljet Island, Croatia

THE THINGS YOU REGRET ARE THE THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO - These are the banner words of Kadey-Krogen Yachts’ advertisement in Passagemaker magazine, along with “Working hard is one thing, living your life to the full is another. You get only so many spins around the sun – what will you do with yours?”
I was pretty impressed with this, and thought it nicely summed up why Diane and I are cruising at this stage of our lives. Of course your dream doesn’t have to be living on a boat, but whatever your dream is – do it, because your clock is ticking … tick, tock, tick, tock, get the picture? (quoting noted cruiser, Scott Flanders)

MORE ON MONTENEGRO
One of the rusting warships mentioned in the last posting

Kotor is a stunning medieval town where we spent four nights with Kevin and Diane moored to the town quay, waiting for stormy weather to pass.

Envoy moored stern-to in Kotor

Kotor has been fortified since ancient times but owes much of its present form to the Venetians. Extensive fortifications include a wall that stretches high into the hills behind the town, and we walked to the upper fortress for incredible views of Kotor and the Gulf.

The Venetian winged lion symbol is common throughout areas of the Med they formerly controlled

The Gulf of Kotor viewed from the upper Castel of St John. Envoy moored below

 

It takes nearly an hour to reach the upper fortifications up a steep winding track

The flag of Montenegro is a particularly attractive, but one that not many would recognise

Kevin’s birthday coincided with Kevin and Diane’s last night with us so we had a great last dinner together before they caught the bus to Dubrovnik the next day.

Kotor street scene

TECHNICAL - for the whole time we’ve owned Envoy, once in a while the Lugger doesn’t start first turn of the key, and this has happened twice so far this year. The cause is a sticking starter solenoid, and all we need to do is tap the solenoid with a plastic mallet, and then she starts. Reminds me of my friend Warwick Spedding’s saying about solving technical problems; “If in doubt give it a clout, the bigger the doubt the harder the clout”. If this problem occurs more than a couple more times this season we’ll fit our spare.