Vinogradisce to Hvar

Hvar has received a bad press from many who visit, but we were pleasantly surprised.

We motored around from Vinogradisce, through the narrows, and picked up one of the mooring buoys on the NW entrance to the bay. From this location it was easy to motor to the main quayside in the rib, without being too close to the hustle and bustle of the town.

The fuelling jetty in the eastern bay was shallow, inaccessible and crowded. I resorted to transporting across couple of 25L jerrycans in the rib, which was timeconsuming but doable.

Hvar may have benefited from being out of season, but we enjoyed the holidaymaker atmosphere, and Maria loved the shopping, and bought a pile of Hvar made custom shirts and tops. I was sceptical at the time, but as the months have passed, I have realised how good quality were her purchases.

We had a few work issues to contend with whilst we were Hvar, so we found it very helpful to use the the outside terrace of the Riva Hotel on the quayside as a temporary office. The free Wifi definitely justified the consumption of a few club sandwiches and a few Campari sodas after sundown.

Although the bustle of the town was enjoyable during the day, the quality of food suffered from the ready market of tourists, and we were glad not to have moored too close to the late night revellers.

We have not yet visited either Starigrad or Korcula, so we hope that these will turn out to keep the best aspects but lose the worst of Hvar.