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Hello again. We've travelled so far lately with so much to tell, but firstly I'm pleased to confirm that our destination for this summer has been reached - we're in Ibiza, with Majorca and Minorca in our sights. The journey here was via Alicante, Calpe, Morayara and Denia, followed by a calm thirteen hour crossing from the mainland over to the nearest of the Balearic Islands. We've had to pinch ourselves just to make sure we're not dreaming. For the past five nights Comino has been comfortably settled at anchor in San Antonio Bay, a safe distance I hasten to add from the town where they made Ibiza Uncut, a documentary about the outrageous behaviour of the youth of today whilst on holiday. More of that later. It's probably best to use pictures to catch up on our adventure over the past couple of weeks, pretty well all of it without wifi, hence the lack of communication with the outside world. AlicanteCalpe
MorayraIbizaAs I said, we've been chilling out nicely for five days before we start exploring the beautiful Calas around the Island over the next month or so. We'll anchor most of the time with occasional visits to a marina to top up with water and fresh supplies. Where we are now is just a short dingy hop to a fantastic little beach complete with bar/restaurant actually sitting in the water on a concrete plinth. A Spa supermarket (small by our usual standards) is just a short walk away so everything we need to survive is on hand. For purely research purposes, we have ventured into San Antonio during the daytime to see if it's as bad as they say, but really it's fine just as long as you depart before dark when the carnage commences. You notice that there are thousands of bewildered souls sitting around eating all-day English breakfasts trying to fathom out what they did last night. There's no doubt this is party town personified. To fit in properly you also have to have at least 50% of your body tattooed, with a few piercing thrown in for good measure. Oh well......it's just kids enjoying themselves isn't it?
Next time we log on hopefully we'll have tales (and pictures) of the more remote parts of Ibiza, which I'm lead to believe will take our breath away. Catch up again soon.
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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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