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Captain Mauro left Zadar for some personal time so Neal and Vanessa took the big blue boat off alone. First stop Otacic Arta Mali, off the Otak (island, Otacic is tiny island) of Murter. Murter!! Sounds ominous, but it was … Continue reading →

We had to wait for some paperwork to arrive in Zadar, so we rented a car to drive up to Plitvice Lakes national park, the bigger waterfalls park that we missed last year because it is a 2 hour drive … Continue reading →

Amante has taken on two new crew. Joan and Paul now are proud owners of Amante shirts and proved hearty, reliable crew! Paul is particularly helpful, with his something like 6’6″ of height, hand when time to change the genoa … Continue reading →

We’ve been gone a whole month and posted almost nothing. I’ll bet you’re checking the website every day wondering, “What are the Amantes up to?!?!” OK, so rather than blather on about it all I’ll summarize it to bullets. Since … Continue reading →

We left anchorage in front of Fano, Italy early in the morning and crossed the Adriatic in one long day sail. We arrived late, at sundown, and assuming Customs would be closed, anchored in the best shelter as close to … Continue reading →

While the boat was still in the yard, I went to cooking school, Tuscookany, while Neal worked on the boat. Yes, I fled to Tuscany, to cooking school, rather than spend a week in the yard, without floors (the sole … Continue reading →

We were invited to dinner with the owners of the apartment we are staying with in Fano, Gabriela and Marcello. What a great pleasure it was to spend time in a home with a family for dinner! We we able … Continue reading →

Right where we left her, and the hopping marina bar Fish House is still hopping right off the stern!! Woohoo!!

Dated May 1, 2015 How wonderful to be back in Italy with some of my favorite things markets, churches, terra-cotta rooftops. Bologna is another terribly old, beautiful terra cotta tiled Italian Città with miles and miles of portico covered walkways, … Continue reading →

We had half a free day from boat winterization, so we drove from Fano to Urbino, the capital of the province Urbino and Pesaro. Urbino has a (surprise!) long history, but today is an active college town. The tiny, narrow … Continue reading →