29 April - 1 May 2026 - Ubli, Lastovo

For the first night at Ubli we were not alone,  there were 4 other boats at anchor and a gullet type boat tied up to the key for a group of touring cyclists.  We have seen these here before, clearly it is a regular spot on their tours, and given the scenery and the lack of cars on the roads, it seems like an ideal spot for them.  This particular group were fairly noisy, during the evening, singing popular songs in a rather discordant fashion.   

In the morning all of the other boats moved on, and we were left completely alone.  We were dissatisfied with our anchor position, especially given that stronger winds are expected.  The anchor was reset 3 times before we were happy. Even then you do start to wonder if everybody else knows something that you don't.  Our conclusion was that the other boats were charter boats and had either been instructed to get closer to base, or had independently concluded that they should do, in order to be safely back by changeover day at the weekend. 

The next priority was food, as we expect to be here for a few days, and the supplies needed topping up.  The village is on the other side of the bay and a little inland. The maps say that it takes 50 minutes to walk there from the proposed landing spot. Still worrying about the anchor's hold, it was concluded that one of us should stay on board, while the other went shopping.  The quickest way seemed to be to go by dinghy all the way to Ubli harbour and walk the 5 minutes or so from there.  It was nearly 1.5 miles to the harbour, one of the longer trips we have made in the tender. The outward journey was slow going as it was into the breeze, even with diverting to the sheltered side of the bay as soon as possible.

The supermarket was beautifully kept, probably easy due to the lack of customers,  the latter being outnumbered by the staff at about 5 to my 1. The range of food available was not quite as great as hoped for, but with one exception, they had what we needed, the exception being eggs.  It seems that they don't stock them.  Our only conclusion is that there is insufficient demand as the locals have their own chickens to provide them.

The return journey was much quicker, going downwind.  While I was away, Tricia had been visited by the park rangers, who said that we could tie up to the jetty that the cyclist's boat had been at.  So the anchor came up again and we were soon made fast to the jetty, and much happier about the security that it offered to the expected wind.

Equinox in splendid isolation, at the jetty at the far end of the bay.  


Able now to get on and off the boat at will, we have been able to go for walks, around the bay and then to the shop again for further supplies. On Friday even the bikes came out for the first time this season, and the round trip to the shops was even quicker.

We are making our plans for the next week or so and consulting the weather forecasts multiple times each day. We are due to meet some folks in Italy in about a week, so are debating whether to cross and then go north on the Italian side of the Adriatic, or up through the Croatian Islands and then across.  We will have decided by this time tomorrow.

Miles today               0

Miles this season   221

Steve (and Tricia)

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