 Last additions - Sailing and watching Barcolana
                          
                     
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                                        Marina skyline.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Two men and a boat.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        After a hearty dinner of calamari, we sat back and enjoyed the sunset in the marina.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Oily reflections.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Sail and rope.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Panorama.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Piran in a curve.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Red sail.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Red sail.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Colors.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Punta.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        The church dominating the town.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        We sailed into the Piran Bay and then turned around.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Piran and its colorful houses.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Piran from the other side.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        As there was time left, we sailed to the south past Fiesa to Piran. This is Piran church on top of a cliff.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        An attempt at kite-boarding or just showing off the kite? Note the ship in the background.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Repetition.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Izola.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Reflection.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Our sailboat for the day.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        The pier in Izola.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        After spending a coupld of hours watching Barcolana, we headed back to Izola to drop off one of the "crew".Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        More than 2,000 sailboats, actually.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Countless sailboats.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        I don't know how they managed not to collide in that crowd.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        An old-timer. I will have to ask how it's called.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Some people were enjoying themselves a lot!Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Rust on the hull.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        The ones with bigger sails were, naturally, faster.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Many more were coming.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        One of the fastest sailboats.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Then they got closer really quickly. Here they were turning around a buoy.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        First we had to strain our eyes to even see the sails.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        A big orange boat with spectators observing the thin line of sailboats in the distance.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        There were plenty of other vessels, all hurrying to the same spot to see the race.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        We headed north, to Trieste.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        Sea gulls.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        We sailed out of the Izola marina at about 9 a.m.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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                                        A rusty trawler was moored at the pier; I don't know if it is still used for fishing.Oct 22, 2007
                                        
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