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Emily-Jane and James departed yesterday after a wonderful week of laughter and fun. It was the first family holiday we'd had all together for a long time. A few tears were shed as they boarded the coach to the airport....actually, my wallet was quite glad to see them go! Happy days..... we'll be catch-up again soon, I'm sure. With access to a luxury hotel pool and spa complex, courtesy of passes loaned to us by a friend, we'd had some days there rather than the beach. James took particular advantage of the Gym, Sauna and Jacuzzi, but both of them went home tanned, toned and well fed. After they left, the boat was an absolute tip. I therefore needed to unleashed the full force of my OCD in order to make Comino neat and tidy again. Everything was meticulously stowed in its rightful place until we were completely ship-shape. I now feel at peace with the world once more, but not for long. Today is washing day, which means any moment now the boat will look like a bloody Chinese laundry. After our week with the kids, we feel like we need a bit of a lie down. So, we're heading for the pool sun loungers later to chat about possible next steps for our adventure. We both feel the time to leave Lagos is soon, otherwise we'll end up here forever. They call Lagos "the Velcro port", because it's difficult to tear yourself away. I know of one chap who arrived here 20 years ago and he still hasn't managed to sail away. But Spain beckons us loudly......particularly the Tapas. Em sorted out the photo upload issue - apparently I was trying to put pictures on the blog with file sizes bigger than the entire internet. The word plonker was uttered. I'll spend an hour or so tomorrow getting pics sorted. The temperature here has risen big time in the last few days. Writing this has exhausted me........is 10.30 too early for a cold beer? Nicki says yes and has poured me a lemon squash. Cheers!
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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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