This small bay on the southeast coast of the virtually uninhabited island of Škarda was made famous by Zlatko Jakeš, artist, graphic designer and creator of the Croatian dinar, the first, temporary currency of newly independent Croatia. He restored an old, abandoned house with a turret, a sort of castle, where he spent several months a year, for a decade or so. He then sold it, and it lost some of the charm with which he imbued it. The bay is suitable for anchoring when the maestral and other NW winds are blowing, but is completely exposed to the jugo, making it very uncomfortable when this wind is up. It can even be dangerous if the wind is strong. The depth in the recessed part of the bay is about 5 or 6 metres, falling to 30 metres in the outer section. The bed is covered in sand and sea grass. I have been passing this way for years, and always find five or six boats anchored here in good weather. During the last few years, a few buoys have been placed by the new owners of the house, for which they have the concession. If you decide to spend a day or night in Griparica, you will feel as though you are on a desert island, in spite of the inhabitants of Jakeš’ castle.