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On Friday, the news about Nicki's father was not good at all. There was only one thing to do - get her on the first available flight home. Easyjet came up trumps and after some hasty packing we zoomed off to the airport for a departure to Gatwick at 01:10 am local time, arriving at a rather unsociable 02:35 am UK time.
Em's fiancé, Will, was there to meet her and take her back to their flat in London. Without delay, she set off again for the journey to Cheltenham with Em in the car for company. Nicki's Mini was stored in their garage - just as well. Having not driven for five months, it was a bit nerve racking. The decision to motor through the night was partly made to avoid the Bank Holiday traffic, but mostly because time was of the essence. Thankfully Nicki was home safe and sound within a few hours. Needless to say, being reunited with the rest of her family after so long away, in such circumstances, was emotional. I'm holding the fort on the boat and sadly Em and Will have had to cancel their holiday here, which was due to start tomorrow. What makes it doubly hard is that it would have been the first time seeing Em in five months. I'm anxious to get home myself now, once I can get Comino booked into the marina in San Antonio. That's always a challenge. As I mentioned before, we've got ferry tickets to Valencia and flights to Malta coming up soon, so you can see how these are certainly challenging times. Mind you, the only thing that really matters is that Nicki's father pulls through.
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Jackie
26/8/2013 03:30:29 pm
So sorry to hear about Nicki's dad. Hope all is well very soon and that you are back on track with all of your plans. Lovely photo of you and Nicki though. Thinking of you both and all of the family. Lots of Love Jackie xx
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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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