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The final countdown has begun. All the boxes have been ticked on my pre-departure "to do" list. Those things that didn't get done have been rubbed out and I'm pretending they didn't exist. Yes...it's nearly time to head for the Med and take up residence aboard Comino once again. Now that, boys and girls, is what I call "something to look forward to".
Will it be a gentle slide back into a slower pace of life? Will we sit and relax in the sunshine on our first day wondering whether to take a swim or take a nap? No.....Emphatically No! Apparently, we've been told we'll be hitting the ground running. Within one hour of landing we'll be sat at a pre-booked table for lunch with a few friends. Lunches like this usually end sometime around early evening. This one will have to because at eight we need to be at a birthday bash where just about everyone we know in Malta has been invited. Now when I say birthday bash, I mean full on rave.....there's no such things as a quiet gathering around cake and candles in this neck of the woods. This will be messy I'm sure! And here's the rub. We'll be getting up at 3 am to catch a dawn flight so although jet lag won't be a problem, tiredness certainly will. Ah well....you only live once. So, it seems like Saturday has been taken care of. Come Sunday we'll definitely be taking things easy, although my plan is to start organising the boat ready for lift-out on Tuesday. From then on each day will be all about scrubbing the bottom and re-painting the underwater hull with antifoul....in 28 degrees : ( Pictures a plenty will follow plus details of our progress towards re-launch and our on-ward venture into the blue yonder. See you on the other side. _/) * ~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~
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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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