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For the past couple of days the dreaded north-easterly (Gregale) wind has brought a really uncomfortable swell into Manoel Island Marina. So much so that the previous night we couldn't sleep, what with all the rolling around and creaking lines. It was like trying to kip in a washing machine……on spin cycle! Yesterday morning poor Nicki felt sea sick just pottering around the boat, which signalled the inevitable……get off onto dry land and get organised to avoid more of the same. From now on the the autumn and winter months will bring plenty of beautiful sailing days, but alas this 'orrible swell will also come and go too. We knew this situation would arise about now and therefore we've already been planning our next move. On Saturday night we celebrated our wedding anniversary at a rather swanky Lebanese restaurant. It was also an ideal opportunity to chat to Jane about plans for the coming months. In a nutshell, her daughter has gone to Uni in the UK leaving the penthouse apartment on her roof empty. It didn't take a genius to see that we could all help each other out a bit here, so, as of 1st October, we are her new tenants until the middle of December. Then we'll fly home just as Jess comes back for Christmas……perfik! Actually, we're already in-situ helping to get the place ship shape ready for our formal moving in later in the week. After a eagerly anticipated traditional Sunday lunch yesterday (the first in a long time), we went up onto the roof to watch the Red Arrows perform for the Malta Air Show. The highlight was a fly by with an Air Malta plane leading the salute….I didn't take the pic above, but this is what we saw. And what a wonderful sight it was too. The weather is on the change now with the horrible high humidity giving way to a more cool, crisp air. We find it very pleasant. Don't get me wrong, the shorts and flip flops haven't been substituted for more autumnal attire just yet. I think the time to unpack jeans and jumpers is around the beginning of November - I'll keep you posted.
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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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