Three Weeks In Paradise. 14. A Hot Day In Mljet

During the night, a NE wind caused a very uncomfortable swell in the Pomena town quay, so when morning came we had had enough of this expensive place. After breakfast we moved Mekicevica to a bay "around the corner" where she stayed happily at anchor among the local boats.

Mekicevica mingling with the locals in a small bay in Mljet.

The program for today is to walk to a high point on Mljet from where we can have a good view of the lakes. Unfortunately we seem to have picked the wrong day: it was exceptionally hot. Too hot to walk in the sun. We settled for walking up a path as far as we could tolerate the heat and enjoying the view from there.

A view of Veliko Jezero.

We came back to find that Mekicevica had dragged the anchor and was getting too close to the rocks. The umbrella anchor we were using (nicknamed Umberto) does not cut the mustard, especially on sandy bottom. I should have brought Bruce, or get a bigger brother of Umberto.
After another swim in the lakes, we had dinner aboard, including cold beer that the skipper got by swimming ashore and walking back to Pomena.