I just spent the past week in Croatia. A quick trip if that. This week we are nearing the culmination of a four year restoration on “Vinka,” a historic boat built in 1937. Alongside Barba Ive, the master carpenter, and shipwright, and his son Bosko we put the finishing touches so that she will be …
We started on the top! Veliki Alen is the name of the place. Big Alen, it’s not the name of the mountain top but the area and the peaks all have separate names. After we unpacked our gear in the mountain house we did a few ice breakers and headed up Bublje(BUB-lee-eh) , a small peak that …
The programs in Stari Brod have been running smoothly with a big thanks to Maya, Vanja and Josipa. Each week they have been hosting students from Dom Vrbina (Vrbina House) and SOS village for paddling, ecology and boatbuilding. Vanja made blank paddles and students have been shaping and personalizing them. We did a …
This update is mostly about the trip to Ireland, but before jumping into that, I wanted to share that the programs are now underway. We had our instructor training and planning meeting yesterday in Stari Brod, Croatia and we are excited to start work next Wednesday with our first group of the season. Vanja and …