Chasing the Donkey Tours: Kornati Islands Day Trip | Croatia Travel Blog

My husband & I sailed to Kornati with “Chasing the Donkey” on their July 7th trip. It was absolutely the highlight of this year’s trip to Croatia. We were on a beautiful 42’ speed boat with 6 other lucky vacationers.

Mate Begonja, Alan, the owner of the gorgeous speed boat, & Luciano, our skipper, made our trip comfortable and enjoyable as they catered to our every whim. We had hardly left the dock in Zadar when Mate broke out the Champagne. Oh well, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!
Then came the amazing hor d’oeuvres, a variety of local salamis, smoked pork neck and cheeses from the Island of Pag, and even some dried figs (the home made variety, which have nothing to do with the kind you buy in packages in the supermarket). Our snack was accompanied by a bottle of Debit, a nice white wine from Bibich Winery in Skradin, perfect for a day on the Adriatic.

We stopped at a cove off the Kornati Islands for a swim in the pristine waters. The water was deep and a bit colder than…