The Speigelgracht arrives from the Virgin Islands with "The Lodge"

The Speigelgracht arrived as promised and it was exciting to see it again having left it at the docks in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands in the Carribean.

We were taken to the boat on a Zodiac which they call a "rib" here.  The ship was in the next bay over and the local police and customs took some time on board so things were slightly delayed which is par for the course.

We climbed out of the rib onto a very tilted gangway and climbed up onto the ship.  It was very greasy and we all had to find some old rags to get the bulk of the grease off.

We were 4th or 5th boat off so we took advantage of the time and climbed up and started to work.

I cleaned all the stainless steel and polished it so we could put our dodger and our canvas bimini back on.  We took down the backstays and did many projects over a 2-3 hour period which was great.  

We even got the paddle boards out and back on deck ready to go.

There was a slight breeze which we appreciated as the temperatures soared close to 100 degrees back at the marina and we were in the sun on the top of the ship.

The boat was lifted on the slings just as before and put into the water.  We climbed back on as it reached to railings of the ship.  I needed some inspiration to cross over!

Once in the water, we started the engine and hovered as we needed to wait for the scooter in its wooden crate.

We had to hang around for almost 2 hours as the crane on the ship needed to move the scooter was broken.  

They fixed the problem and loaded the crate right onto the bow of "The Lodge".

It was a perfect fit!

We motored into Zelenika to clear customs and it was very easy.  We were told they would want to open the crate but perhaps the late hour of the day and the extreme heat helped our case.  Apparently, the police boarded some of the American's boats and did quite a thorough search before releasing them.

We motored back over to Porto Montenegro where we were safely at berth C31 at around 7:30pm.

We enjoyed a great meal in the Porto at "One" and celebrated the success of our day.

At 9pm at night, it was still 89 degrees but we were very pleased everything had gone so well with the unloading.  We ran the Genset Generator and treated ourselves to air conditioning on our first night after a successful but long hot day.

                The Spielgracht just off Zelenicka in Kotorska Boka, The Bay of Kotor which is a very large bay in Montenegro.

                The ship with its infamous gang way

   Up and off we go....

  Over the railing... We had to climb over this railing and board the boat when the deck was flush with the ship

           View toward the bow of the Spiegelgracht, now high out of the water having unloaded more than 2/3 of its load just after we touched the water

                This is a view as we motored back to Tivat with the scooter in its crate loaded onto our bow

                We started the refrigeration as soon as we were back in the water and by this time, we had some cold beer for the ride in!

                Enjoying cruising in the Bay of Kotor on the way to the Marina, Porto Montenegro