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Just to finally round off the subject of the Durrells, we stayed for a couple of days at Kalami, anchored in the bay just off the beach with a view to our left of a place called The White House. This was one of the three actual Durrell residences on Corfu and is now a posh restaurant and guest house, complete with gift shop selling all manner of Durrell related trinkets, and, of course, all the different family members' books. Whilst we were asleep at night in Kalami, every now and then we'd be woken by a significant swell causing us to roll around in our cabin for a minute or two until the normal calm and tranquility was restored. At about 6 am I poked my head out of the cockpit to marvel at the serene view around me and saw this bloody great big ship passing quite close by. Clearly the wake from these monsters heading for Corfu Town was the cause of our nocturnal disturbances. On our latest trip into Corfu Town (by taxi I hasten to add) I took the trouble to snap a few images of the wonderful Venetian and French architecture in the old town area. It's a vibrant, bustling, gem of a place with wide boulevards, very upmarket clothes shops and behind the grand buildings you get lost in a network of little narrow cobbled streets selling a mish mash of interesting arts and crafts, cheap clothes and really quite good tourist tat. We loved it - not to mention the traditional tavernas and watering holes. The pics give the overall general impression. Below shows a typical area behind the scenes in Corfu Town; a pretty little residential enclave. I guess we'd call it a des res mews. This is the last blog update from Corfu for a short while. Later this evening we fly home for a brief interlude from our Greek adventure but, we'll be back very soon. I gather the garden at home resembles the Gobi Desert after the lengthy heatwave and no doubt the first thing I'll need to do is charge the batteries on the cars, given we'll need to get vital supplies such as wine (or did I mean milk). As per previous stints away from home I'll have to shovel up a mountain of junk mail, amongst which there will inevitably be a few unwelcome bills to pay. Talk about coming down to reality with a bump - I think I'll go to the pool right now for a last dip and pretend it's all business as usual here in sunny Greece!
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A FEW PICS OF COMINO Click 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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