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After a week of waiting for our new bimini and sprayhood to be installed (absolutely delighted with the end results by the way), we slipped our lines at Gouvia Marina on 10th June and slowly began our voyage to Lefkas. We've spent five happy years based in Corfu, but new adventures in the Southern Ionian are calling us. Actually, if it wasn't for the Covid interruption, we might have moved a little sooner.
We arrived at Lefkas Marina on 13th June, after overnight stops at Paxos, Two Rock Bay and Preveza. We've already done a fair bit of sailing from our new base here and there are stories to tell and many pictures to show. I'll do a proper blog job when we return to England on 19th July for a month or so, before coming back for more fun and frolics in a less crowded and slightly cooler September. Just to say, we're very happy at Lefkas Marina and the town, which is only a short stroll away. It's like Aladdin's Cave.
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A FEW PICS OF COMINO Click 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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