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Can somebody please go and find the fat lady - I just can't wait to hear her sing. That will be a sure sign to say it's all over - this hard graft I mean. Although we're back in the water, polishing the coachroof, cockpit and all the stainless steel bits is well underway. Nicki has also been busy waxing what seems like acres of teak down below, not to mention washing all our plates, glasses, pots and pans, including the cupboards they live in. It's like doing a spring clean but on steroids I guess. The problem is... if you don't do all this stuff now, once you set off sailing all thoughts of "work" go out the window. Up until a few days ago it wasn't clear whether we'd be able to stay in Malta after the re-launch due to the chronic lack of marina berths here. There are just so many people wanting a place they've even abandoned the notion of keeping waiting lists. However, all came good and we've been allocated a slot for the summer at our preferred location... Manoel Island Marina. Thanks Pierre (the boss man), we owe you one. As we tied up on Thursday it felt like coming home - Gzira and Sliema will once again be our shoreside stomping ground for the next few months. Our nearest Turkish kebab dispensary is just three minutes walk away from the boat - now that is what I call a result! And so we're nearly ready to move back on board - just another day of work and it will be time to slip our lines and go exploring. I mentioned before Nicki's efforts on the propeller - not bad eh! My weeks work shouldn't go without mention either. Comino is looking good - even if I say so myself.
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Ray
14/6/2015 05:21:05 am
Awesome job guys, you must have the shiniest bottom in the Med. The transformation in that prop is just amazing, well done Nicky.
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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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