Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
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Blog Site Launch
Hello world. Interlude is back on the internet after an absence of six years. We have been sending Reports via email to our distribution list that now numbers over 400 of our closest friends. For those of you who missed some Reports or want to download them again we have posted links to .pdf files.…
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Crew back aboard in Turkey
Interlude has been well looked after here in the marina by our Kiwi crew while we were away for the winter. Over the next couple weeks we will be recommissioning to get ready to sail starting April 15. We plan to cruise Greece, Croatia and Italy this season.
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Easter Birthday Interlude
Katie’s birthday falls on Easter this year so the weekly Sunday BBQ at the Finike Marina served as a good venue for all the festivities. We have stowed or installed most of the gear we brought in the twelve bags of luggage and are now getting into more of the social life around the…
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Interlude Underway
Interlude is underway again after a long winter in Finike Marina, Turkey. See our 2010 Sailing Schedule for details. This document will evolve as we go.
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Goodbye Greece
We had an easy less than one hour check out in Corfu, Greece. No fees. Our planned next port of call is Kotor, Montenegro for one week then on to Croatia until mid July. We have a one month berth reserved at Grand Marina in Malta for the month of August if anyone is…
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Magnificent Medieval Montenegro
We are really enjoying the Gulf of Kotor, Montenegro. After catching up on sleep following our overnight passage from Corfu, we set off early in the morning to climb up to the Castle of St. John, a one hour walk up 1,350 stairs to ascend 1,200 feet (entrance 2 euro/pp). With a beautiful view…
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Cavtat Clearance Croatia
Montenegro (ex Serbia-Montenegro, ex Yugoslavia) and the Gulf of Kotor was a special place with natural beauty and historic sights. An easy check out (other than having to tie to the wharf) and we were on our way 20 miles up the coast to Cavtat, Croatia. Cavtat, five miles south of Dubrovnik, was an…
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Elaphite Eli
After a failed attempt to anchor at Uvala Lopud, Otok Lopud (too much weed on the bottom), we found a nice spot off the quaint village of Luka in Sipanska Luka on Otok Sipan (22 ft, 42d43.73’N, 17d51.49’E). If you haven’t figured out the Croatian by now, Uvala is Bay, Otok is Island and…
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Mljet, Moreska & Modesty
The National Park on Otok Mljet was very nice with a bus and boat ride included in the 90 Kuna ($18) pp entrance fee. Thinking the overcast weather would make for cooler exploring ashore, we tied the dinghy up to the wharf near the old Roman ruins and where the Park ranger boat is…