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Comino is weather bound, but the plan is to head out of St Peter Port, Guernsey, on Friday morning.
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Comino arrived at St Peter's Port around midday following an overnight sail. The weather now looks uncertain so we're not sure of next steps.
Yesterday was a bitter sweet day.
After a gentle shakedown sail on Southampton Water, I shook hands with Frank Hooper and walked away from Comino feeling incredibly sad. She was now in his capable hands for the sail down to Portugal with his two crew. They're planning to depart today, expecting to arrive around 20th April. After much consideration, the final destination is Marina de Albufeira rather than Lagos. This is for two reasons. It's cheaper by far and we'd rather be visitors to Lagos because of the velcro factor - we'd find it really hard to leave the place because it's so pleasant. I've been there several times and I know. I've actually met sailors who arrived there intending to stay for a few weeks and they're still there now - that was twenty years ago. So, a nail biting fortnight awaits, although I will get regular texts from Frank along the way. The TLC is almost over. Comino goes back in the water in two days time after 4 months on the hard. Friday is all about getting the boat sparkling below decks and putting the sails back on. Saturday will see us polishing the coachroof and Sunday's shakedown sail with the professional skipper is just subject to the weather. The departure for Portugal on Monday has certainly come round fast. News of the voyage down south will follow.
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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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