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We're now back in the water.......Comino looks brand new again, especially her bottom, which for the record you could eat your dinner off ! Staying in a hotel for a few days was such a treat and the bath at the end of a hard days work was very special. Even more so with a cold beer - see red can on the right. In the morning we set sail for Estepona. We'll be travelling with two other boats to give us a bit of comfort on our first sail in seven months. The journey should be around five hours with light Westerly winds to help us along. Leaving La Linea will be a bit sad but thankfully the good friends we've made are the one's in our little flotilla. Mark and Angie, Telfer and Denise are great fun and I expect there'll be a bit of a party when we tie up in Estepona......maybe even a first swim in the Med. Now there's a thought.
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Ray
13/5/2013 02:39:33 pm
I assume all that bottom scrubbing has played havoc with your little pandies Stuart, hence the Nivea Sensitive for Men, ahhhhhh. And I thought your new blonde streaks were down to all the sun worshipping? Apparently it's more to do with your Sheer Blonde Shampoo! Morale of this story Stuart is be careful with the candid shots when you've got mates like me!! Very jealous of the sun tan though.
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Ray
13/5/2013 03:02:14 pm
I guess the other "morale" of that story is that I should use spell check more often! He who laughs last etc etc!
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Adrian
20/5/2013 06:15:54 am
That swarthy/hirsute Spanish woman behind the veil looks dastardly attractive.Glad you got there ok despite fog.Reminds me of some pushy pal of yours always nagging you to buy radar,cant remember his name!
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A FEW PICS OF COMINOClick a photo to enlarge and use side arrows to scroll through.
COMINO IS CURRENTLY HEREDID SOMEONE SAY SEAFOODOn our journey from Portugal to Greece we enjoyed amazing seafood almost everywhere we stopped. Finding the local fish market was always a priority because seafood was so plentiful and so reasonably priced. And, the displays were a feast for your eyes.
Locating a market sometimes meant pounding the pavements in searing heat, but if you kept your eyes peeled, you often came across a little clue. The pic below was a rather less than subtle advert for a fish market - it was eight feet tall.
Freshly cooked onboard, a plateful of giant prawns, baked in wine and garlic, washed down with a few glasses of local vino, was like heaven. Watching the sunset on the boat eating a meal like that was the epitome of "living the dream".
Now we're in Greece we've another favourite to savour. I'm talking about fried Calamari. It's usually good, but every now and then it's off-the-scale fantastic. At Natalie's Taverna on Kontokali Beach in Corfu, it was nothing short of epic.
We're based in Lefkas now and It's been a bit of a mission to find somewhere just as good. And we have. Rakias is a mere ten minute walk from the marina and this little fish market, with its very own taverna attached, is quite sensational.
Oh...and it's also worth mentioning that, on occasions, a bit of barbequed Octopus is on the menu at some of the tavernas we frequent. Can I resist....no. SUNSETS AND DRAMATIC SKIESNo filters, or any other monkey business, have been used to enhance these images.
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