It’s that time of year. Everyone talks about leaving, but someone has to be first. We were walking through the opposite side of the marina, and happened to come across Sande & Mike on s/v Square One, heading out for Croatia.

Cruising friendships form quickly and intensely as we know we only have a short time together and we don’t know when (or if) we are going to meet up in person again. So goodbyes tend to be tough. Happily, we think we may see these two again, as they’ll be sailing back down through Croatia as we head north, and I’m notorious for stalking all our new sailing friends. Happily, we hope to see most of this wonderful Porto Montenegro cruising community somewhere sometime.

And s/v Square One is off