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Well, here we are........in the sunshine at last with all the time in the world to chill. Isn't it just unbelievable! As I said to Nicki "we're not on holiday you know.....we live here now". Don't you just love it when a plan comes together.
Yesterday was a bit showery, although because the day was spent unpacking and finding places to store everything, it really didn't matter. By contrast, today is bloody scorchio! When we arrived, Comino looked like she'd been through a sand storm, half buried in so much muck and grime you could have planted spuds on the side decks. After a good wash and scrub she now looks like brand new again. We're just back from the hypermarket where a taxi brought us home laden with all manner of goodies. The fridge is overflowing, the wine cellar is full and yes.....you've guessed it.......it's garlic king prawns for supper. The forecast is thirty degrees tomorrow, so the engine service will need to be done at the crack of dawn, otherwise I'll skive off and go to the beach on the grounds that it's too hot. Having said that, the beach sounds like a good idea when the work is done. This has been our first postcard from Portugal. We're still pinching ourselves. Is it really true that we live on a boat in the Mediterranean. Actually, Portugal is on the Atlantic, but let's not split hairs!
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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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