What a day, it started out as a run of the mill day for us until the contractor turned up to haul the yacht out of the water. He managed to cut his ankle in the process of driving the yacht across the marina to one of the many travel lifts, he was driving the yacht and I was applying first aid to stop the flow of blood while sorting the fenders and lines for the lift, the yacht made it fine and he went to the Zadar hospital to get five stiches in his ankle. The contractor will be here at 8am to start on the anti foul (the special paint to inhibit the growth of barnacles on the bottom of the boat). It seems a lot warmer in the yacht now we are parked on the hard (in the work yard) than it was on the water, we will be here for about three days if all goes to plan, if not it will be about five days and they will splash us again. In the mean time there is plenty to keep us occupied, like swimming, eating and sleeping. We are keeping an eye on you all back in Australia with the rain, cold, snow on the alps and earth quakes we are in no hurry to get back.