Sounds incredible. ----- Original Message ----- From: <chbenneck@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: MAIB - The Wind In The Willows Craig, The former Yugoslavians (the end of the country where we were sailing was Croatia and Slovenia) have very good beer, but even better than the beer is their slivovitz - a nice fiery drink distilled from plums. That was a great sailing area (when you had some wind): lots of small islands; tiny harbors; and you were the only yacht there. The islands were very poor. Water was obtained from a cistern at the church - the highest point on the island. The women carried every drop of water that was used in the household from the church down the stone stairs to their houses in 5 gallon tins that they balanced on their heads. Nothing was available there: no fuel, no water; no groceries. But the ferry brought over the mail, the food, the beer and the slivovitz. Paradise for a sailor. Connie