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If a day of rest is good enough for the almighty, then it's surely fine for us too. The mop, bucket and scrubbing brush have been put to one side just for one day and we've de-camped to the marina lounge bar for a lunchtime drink in glorious sunshine, accompanied by a plate of delicious olives (gratis of course). I have to confess that the language here is still troubling me a bit......I ordered a vin rouge instead of a vino tinto. Bless, the kind hearted waitress smiled and said "would you like a red wine then!!!
The keep fit campaign kicked off with a five mile power walk first thing today. I found myself trekking through a huge council estate on the edge of La Linea and boy was it a shock. The area was so run down with an air of decay and poverty clearly reflecting the state of the economy. Many people around here talk about how things were so much better before the Euro and you can see all too clearly why there is a growing movement to part company with Brussels. Right, enough of politics.......let's move on to the agenda for next week. We need to organise for Comino to be lifted some time soon in order to scrub her bottom. I've brought some new seacocks from England to fit plus there's a little more work required on the engine service. Best enjoy the rest of Sunday before the work starts again in the morning. Cheers.
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JohnTat
16/4/2013 12:17:38 pm
great blog - would love to be doing what you guys ARE doing - please keep the updates coming....when u r stuck in an office and can escape for a bit to the sun in the Med it does help!
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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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