For the past two weeks we have been exploring the small bays around Pula, escaping canicular days (and work at home) by swimming in the sea all day. For the last three days we have anchored in Fort Munida, less than a mile from the marina and Uvala Conkli at 1.8 nm! I cannot resist showing you another one of the incredible sunsets we get here, as we left in the late afternoon for a sunset dinner on board in Fort Munida.
Sunset at Fort Munida, on the way to Uvala Conki.
But the place has much more to offer...
Both bays are marked as no moorings on the Navionics app, but there were at least a dozen boats that came and anchored here over the 2 days, mainly to spend the afternoon in the water before heading back in the late afternoon. We were only two sailboats for the night and no one asked us to move because of the no anchoring sign. We suspect this is due to the military nature of the area in the past.
Fort Munida has a small private jetty for pleasure craft and small local fishing boats in the centre of the bay.
Old pier for local boats, Fort Munida
The anchorage is very large and during the day there is a bit of swell due to tour boats and ferries passing by.
The area is very popular with the locals for the beaches and rocks. No tourists here as access from land is via stony roads, but good to know for us as it is less than 2 km from home by foot or bike.
Crystal clear water in Port Munida.
On the other side of the bay is an active fishing port with larger vessels, mainly trawlers.
Trawlers in Port Munida fishing harbour
The next day we moved on to the next bay, Uvala Conki. The bay is larger than Port Munida, with a large beach in the centre, full of locals enjoying the sea with their children and families. Very pleasant feeling here.
Again, the Navionics app says no anchoring, but there are no signs on the shore and many boats have been there during the day. The water is crystal clear again and the anchor holds firmly. Very paradisiacal place indeed.
Sand patches in the bottom of the sea, anchoring in 6 metres of water
By the end of the afternoon, all but one of the other boats had left. Just the two of us spent the night here.
Late afternoon sun on Belisama, from the water
The map below shows our local excursions around our new home port. In short, lots of options with different wind exposures, good anchor holding in every place, always easy to find a spot to anchor even in the peak season in the first two weeks of August. By the way, Port Munida and Uvala Conki are the two bays south of our house (marked in black at the top of the map).
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