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We'd like to get to Almerimar quite quickly now for three reasons. Firstly, friends Mark and Angie are still there on Cygnus III, but probably not for much longer. A reunion over a few beers would be fun. Secondly, the summer marina prices have kicked in and where we are now is very expensive. And lastly, we're keen to then go on further to round Capo de Gata (a ruddy big cape) so we can head up the Costa Blanca to the beautiful inland sea at Mar Menor, where I expect we'll purposefully get stuck for a week or two given the number of picturesque marinas and anchorages there. So, with all this in mind, we left Fuengirola on Monday for Puerto Caleta de Valez, just east of Malaga. This is really a busy little fishing harbour with a tiny marina attached as an afterthought. It's devoid of any attractions to yotties, other than a place to kip down for the night amongst all the seagull poo on the pontoon...YUK. Then on Tuesday we sailed to Marina del Este, which is where I'm writing from now with the benefit of free wifi. Mind you, at 41 euros a night I'd expect a free laptop to go with it, although they did give us a bottle of Rioja to say welcome. This place is stunning though. The marina is carved out of dramatic cliffs on three sides with amazing villas and apartments all around perched precariously on the slopes. The views from them must be breathtaking as we're surrounded by mountains and crystal seas. Talking of which, once we passed Malaga there was a very distinctive change in the water. It went deep blue as you would expect from the Med whereas before it was still tinged with a bit of green. In this marina the water is completely clear and on the nearby beach (very exclusive I might add) it's a beautiful turquoise colour. As we got within a couple of miles of here we saw dolphins following a fishing boat, presumably feeding off the fish that were falling out of the nets, sail fish with their distinctive black fins sticking up in the air and, for the first time, flying fish. I know this sounds stupid but they really do fly quite far. It's a slightly weird sight to see fish up in the air flapping their wings and soaring along past the boat at great speed. Maybe that's why they're called flying fish!!! Today the plan is to head to Puerto de Motril, a couple of hours away along this mountainous coastline. This will then put us within seven hours of Almerimer. The weather over the past week has been really hot and sunny with not much wind but I'm not sure there isn't a change on it's way. Therefore, my next job is to study the forecasts carefully as we don't want to get caught out on the long haul to Almerimer do we?
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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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