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Although we've recently ventured out to idyllic anchorages for a few days here and there, we're mainly staying put in San Antonio now due to the very worrying situation with Nicki's father. Things have taken a turn for the worse much quicker than expected. Daily medical reports from family keep us fully updated, but the news is very stressful. With Em arriving on Monday, and no permanent marina berth, it makes it difficult for us to jump on a plane home, which is, of course, our natural inclination. Life on the ocean waves is not all plain sailing at the moment. However, to brighten things up, we did have a lovely visit aboard Comino from Rhiannon, one of my management team from work days......what are work days I ask myself! She's in Ibiza with a friend on a short party, party, party holiday. Knowing we were here, she wanted to say hello before a visit to an exclusive beach club nearby and then Pasha for a night of clubbing. A few glasses of fizz and a good old catch up made for a really uplifting time. Just what we needed. Nicki particularly enjoyed some girlie company for a change. Today has been a busy day making travel arrangements. Our delivery crew fly in from Malta on the 6th September. Well run through the in's and out's of the boat and do the formal handover on the 7th. We then jump on the fast Catamaran to Valencia on the 8th, having stayed in a hotel overnight. On the 10th we fly from Valencia to Malta, where we'll await (anxiously) Comino's arrival, probably about ten days later. Next job is to find a hotel in Valencia and look up things to do whilst we're there.
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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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