Uvala Luka (Korcula)

We arrived early to our next Croatian stop, the small bay of Uvala Luka, at the attractive island of Otok Korcula and anchored in 15 m on July 18th (N42°57.212' E017°08.498'). It looked crowded when we came in, but as the day progressed, more and more boats wrestled their way in until the sun went down.

We had never seen that many anchored in a bay before! One boat was only a few feet away from us. Boaters answer to such congestion is they put out about half a dozen bumpers on each side. If this is the bay where a fee is charged, what were the other bays like nearby, we wondered.

The most interesting place was a short walk, with SV Breakaway, along the shore and breakwater to the Old Town. It had the usual narrow lanes, eateries, and shops, but we thought the shops weren't selling as much of the usual touristy items as previous Old Towns.

Old Town

The Croatians here in Korcula claim that it's the birthplace of Marco Polo within the Old Town, much to the chagrin of the Italians who claim his birthplace is Venice.

Marco Polo haunt

Upon leaving Old Town, we noticed a restaurant sign stating Eat Like A Local so we decided to give it a try. When we asked for a menu, our friendly waiter claimed he was the menu and stated the daily fare. We ordered the sea bass and a bottle of the local wine which was presented with a free shot glass of homemade Grappa for each of us. All was delicious except Sue had an aversion to the Grappa (to Allan's delight who then downed her share!)

Skver Restaurant with Jordan, Allan, Sue, Judy

Wanting to escape the pack and the fee, the next morning we moved a short distance to another cove, Uvala Banja. Here, we were the only boat anchored till 1 other joined us later. And no fee. Go figure.