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My word, have the winds blown! Not quite the 40 knots as forecast (completely unreliable as ever) but still, the last couple of days have been "hang on to your hats" and whatever you do - "DON'T go sailing"!
Very sunny, very windy and very lazy sums up the situation here in Lagos. Chuck in a bit of fresh fish last night at a little gem of a restaurant on the village ramparts and you've got the whole picture. Today, and for the next week, it look like being seriously, seriously hot, so I'm thinking it's beach time. We're staying in Lagos for a while because the excitement is mounting for the arrival of James and Emily-Jane on Tues/Wed respectively next week. And, we're happy to hang out here for a while because quite frankly it's such a great place. Can't wait to see the kids in the flesh......Skype is fantastic, but not as good as the real thing. This will also herald the start of uploading new pics.....at the moment I've got challenges with my new Mac, but Em is the Mac wizard, so she'll sort it out. Watch this space.
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Annie
13/6/2012 10:38:04 am
Hi Nicci
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Gina
15/6/2012 03:16:15 am
You sure you wouldnt rather be in Bembridge? xx
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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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