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I said yesterday that we were heading out of Mazagon........not so. When I double checked the forecast down in Chipiona it was very different to here. Easterly winds mean rough seas and that's precisely what was going on. Nicki and I don't do roller coaster rides on the ocean if we can help it. Today is much worse in Chipiona and it won't be till Thursday that we can contemplate moving on. And, just to make my start to today worse, I've lost all the wonderful photos of Culatra and Ayamonte. As I was about to download them onto the Mac to put on the blog, I discovered that the camera chip was empty. How irritating is that. Nicki called me something unpleasant and said I should read the manual before fiddling. There are ways of restoring them, so I shall search Google for some help.
Anyway, here's a quick catch-up. When we got to Ayamonte, we had no idea what a gem of a place it would be. The Moorish architecture, the spectacular palm tree framed squares and the cobbled lanes full of very authentic cafes and restaurants. It was all a delight. The icing on the cake was a large daily market where we bought fresh fish, fruit and veg, plus bread baked within the hour. The pictures I took of our time there were particularly interesting, so I'm doubly annoyed that I can't show them. Our seven hour sail to Mazagon on Saturday was OK, up to the last two hours, when the sea kicked up. We certainly had a bit of a rough ride into the harbour as the light faded fast. Nicki declared at one point that she was "not comfortable with this". My job was to make the best of it and steer us safely through the breaking waves. Once tucked up in the marina, we celebrated a tough journey with a hearty meal onboard with just enough wine to send us into a much needed deep sleep. We've been exploring this Spanish holiday resort for the past few days, enjoying a few good meals and long walks along the huge beach. Last night we watched a festival procession where a large statue of something or other was paraded down to the harbour, put on a boat and then taken out to sea. An armada of small boats following. Today, I need to find out what the hec that was all about. The weather here is really...really hot now. At one point our saloon topped 100 degrees, which means the only journeys I make down below during the day are to collect a cold beer from the fridge. Cheers!
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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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