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In the 6 days onboard, we only did two venues.....stayed on Comino at Deacons for a couple of nights in order to avoid the mayhem of weekenders trying to find moorings during Cowes Week and then 3 nights in Bembridge, IOW.
We motored there and back due to the wind direction, so sailing wasn't part of this short holiday at all. However, we did chill and re-charge our batteries after what has so far been a pretty hectic year. There are times when you just need to relax and enjoy some sunshine (we saw a bit), read a good book and savour a few nice meals. This short break gave us all those things and charming little Bembridge, as ever, made us feel like we'd been on a traditional English beach holiday. Sadly the new BBQ didn't see the light of day, but its time will come. We talked a lot about escaping the rat race - that day will come too.
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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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