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We've been liveaboards for just over a month now and with a lot of hard work and dedication Comino has become a shining example of order, discipline and tidiness. Everything lives in a precise place, which means when you want something, you know exactly where it is.
Then Emily-Jane and James arrived........crash, bang, wallop....... what a mess! Those two have no concept of "putting it away when you've finished with it". But seriously, what a joy to see them both and on such good form. I'll suffer the chaos for a week just to enjoy their company, although Nicki and Em already look like they'll be sneaking off every five minutes for "girly" catch ups. The general feeling amongst our new crew is that partying takes preference over sailing. Bustling nightlife is favoured over remote isolated anchorages. People watching (or in James's case ogling at you know what) is preferred to glorious uninhabited beaches. So, it looks very much like we'll be staying in Lagos for another week then!
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Jackie Harvey
24/6/2012 03:41:50 am
So pleased all is going so well. Sounds like heaven! Good weather, good food and drink and so pleased that kids have been able to come out and enjoy it all with you. Enjoy every minute of your new life you deserve it. Party on! PS to Nikki, have got new Y7 group for next year which I'm pleased about and going to be head of Whittle House, which means they will come last at everything now! Miss you loads, but you so made the right choice. Lots of love from me and your Y11's. Jackie xxx
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Will Pasco
26/6/2012 03:23:25 pm
"Don't know the meaning of 'put it away when you've finished with it'" - Tell me about it!!!!
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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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