Croatia Living on a boat means you are constantly exposed to the elements (sun, wind and insects), so you learn to deal with each one in your own way. When we first brought Berkeley East to Croatia, four years ago, we received multiple bee stings, and were introduced to several new varieties of bugs. So […]

Opatija, Croatia We had just come off some rough weather with exciting maneuvers, so motoring north in flat seas was almost a welcome change. The temperature was cooling. There were fewer boats out. In just days it would be September and the crazy August crowds would be gone. We had a couple of weeks between […]

Biograd, Croatia We had been sitting out a Bora in Murter, Croatia when we needed to decide if conditions were good enough to move, and dock, Berkeley East. France has the Mistral, Greece has the Meltimi, and Croatia has the Bora; strong north winds that can make the cruising life uncomfortable. For three days, we […]

Dalmatia, Croatia We were pretty excited when we heard that our niece, Moriah, wanted to visit us on Berkeley East in Croatia. She had sailed with us on BE in the Caribbean, and also aboard a charter boat in Sydney Harbour when she was just three years old. But now she is an adult, in […]

Dugi Otak, Croatia When we decided to return to Croatia this year, we went online to see if anything had changed since we last cruised there four years ago. We found reports from cruisers that Croatia had become very expensive, that they were even being charged to anchor. In 2012, Croatia’s prices were already set […]

Dalmatia, Croatia When moving Berkeley East from one country to another, there is always a period during which we are disconnected; no phone, no internet, no communication. So we try to get ahead on bills, business and blogs whenever we cross a sea. We expected the crossing from Italy to Croatia to take about 10 […]