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It's Sunday morning and we're due to head off shortly for Portimao. The forecast for very strong winds overnight didn't materialise. instead it looks like they've been delayed until now. It's blowing 25 knts from the North, which is fine providing it does't get any stronger. Being the cautious skipper that I am, I've delayed departure from 10:00 until 13:00 hours. In truth, I'm not sure at the moment whether we'll be slipping our lines at all. Also, Nicki has yet to surface from the aft cabin and I'll explain why. We invited the neighbours over for drinks to toast our last night in Lagos, but one glass led to another. We were all getting on so well that we ended up ordering an Indian takeaway. Before we knew it, midnight had come and gone - so much for an early night before a sailing day. However, John and Sheenagh were a blast and such great company. Hopefully, we'll see them again somewhere, someday. That's the thing about this sailing lifestyle, you're constantly making new friends and then having to say goodbye. Here's a few pics from our time in Lagos.
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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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