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First night on dry land for three weeks and how strange it feels. A little sad that our trip to Comino is over, but we had some great sailing days and did some serious chilling. Ate some wonderful food, especially fresh fish, and spent some days frying on the beach, just like proper tourists. A dip in the ocean to cool down is still one of life's true pleasures. Some days were spent reading aboard in very hot sunshine, so we're quite proud of our tans!
There's a strong feeling between us that we'd like to get Comino heading East enroute to Greece and I'll be doing some online research into where best we might keep her from next April onwards. The area around Cadiz gets good reviews. These thoughts have been encouraged by Lynn and Roger Endenbrow (aboard VIS), who we met briefly in Albufeira. We enjoyed their company very much. They're heading to Turkey (very slowly), having done this voyage before. Hopefully, we'll bump into them again some time and have a few more beers. In the meantime, we'll both knuckle down at work until the next trip to Comino in September. Oh - sadly the camera broke on the third day, so pics are in short supply.
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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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