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Last Monday we waved goodbye to Emily-Jane and headed for Ocean Village to watch her plane take off. This is a new marina complex in Gib alongside the runway - and I mean alongside the runway. As you can see from the pics below, it's about as close as you can get without actually sitting on the tarmac. Monday also happened to be Gibraltar National Day. This is where the locals dress up in red and white to demonstrate their nationalistic pride - not towards Britain, but towards Gibraltar. These two pics sum up the political theme and the underlying sentiment, which is to say to the Spanish - you ain't never ever gonna get this bit of land back from us !!! But, after the political rally in Casemates Square, involving speeches, a balloon release and a five minute volley of massive thunder bangers fired into the sky (must scare the hell out of the apes), it turns into a huge party with music, food and a fireworks display to end all fireworks displays.
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Pete D'A
20/9/2012 03:24:58 am
Mr W, I can't believe you nav'd your way to Gib. Very impressed mate. Looks like you're having a ball! Hi to N x
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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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