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Spirit of Lusitania - Log Day 10 continued



Log Day 10 continued

Mark, owner of SoL cleaned the Mahi-Mahi out on the afterdeck stairs, a "hidden" compartment below a sliding deck door, while our Captain prepared things for a special cooking. The compartment opens up fully to become a swim step, and is perfect for landing/cleaning fish without getting blood on the teak decks. At dinner time we were all famished, made worse by the wonderful smells coming from the galley. We set the dining table in the cockpit just at dusk, and Augusto came up with an amazing dish…a Mahi-Mahi "cataplana". This hammered, polished copper oval shell opened up to reveal our catch of the day steamed and garnished with fresh vegetables and sliced potato, all simmering in their own juices and spiced with Piri-Piri sauce, a traditional Portuguese sauce. We acquired this sauce from a Cape Verdian woman, Bebs, that we met at Puerto Grill in Las Palmas. She prepared this as a gift for the crew because we had frequented the restaurant and had always been friendly. This is a common occurrence with people from "Palops" countries (countries with the official Portuguese language). Needless to say, there were no left-overs.

Scott


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