The Dalmatian Island Hopping Continues… 

TRSTENIK

Not actually on an island but a long coastal peninsula called Pelješac, the tiny village of Trstenik has seen better days. Known in the past for its beauty and world class wine production, the area suffered badly from a fire three years ago.  Its population has been halved to little more than 700 but despite that, it is still producing (albeit in much smaller quantities)  its famous Pelješac wines Dingac and Postup. 

Our boat Pepe 1 docked at the village of Trstenik. 

The growing environment for these wines is so steep that all work is done by hand.  

Olives ripening, pomegranates ready to eat and Postup wine ready to drink! 

Blue sea, white mountains, sandy terrain and dry climate make for the best red wine growing conditions in Croatia. 

Wine tasting and donkey’ng around. 

Captain’s Dinner

Our captain chose the port of Trstenik for hosting this special dinner. All 27 of us got gussied up for the occasion. It was quite the party with dancing into the wee hours. 

Left: starters at our Captain’s dinner; left: Wendi has the honour of first waltz with the Captain!

SIPAN

Our final port of call the village of Šipanska Luka on Šipan Island was the perfect balance of all that came before in terms of beauty and culinary delight. Best squid ever! It boasts a beautiful church with equally outstanding view. 

A late afternoon stroll of 10 km to and from the small seaside village of Suderad gave us the stretch we needed. 

The lovely seaside village of Sudurad on Sipan Island.

As we headed back into Dubrovnik we saw a forest fire just outside. It has been a very dry summer here. 

Group picture. It was a memorable week.