Okay - so Comino isn't actually an aspect of Gozo. It is a separate island. But it features strongly in Naked Hero so I'm including it in this blog, having visited it again yesterday when I took these snaps. Much of the action in the book happens at Santa Maria bay, which tends to be very quiet with only a few people around - most camping in the site directly behind it. It has a small jetty and a very small police station, which sadly has been painted a creamy colour. I much preferred pink, which was the case when I wrote the book, and how it is described there. That's Comino's much more famous attraction - the Blue Lagoon. Mid-November at ten in the morning, it was blissfully quiet, which is how I have Lewis find it in the book, having gone there early before the ferries start arriving. On the far side is Cominotto, where a scene from Troy was filmed, and where Lewis hears about another Greek legend - the story of Achilles and his relationship with Patrolclus, which has a sort of parallel to Lewis's relationship with Gavin. While on the island, I made that swim over to Cominotto, having first retraced the walk Lewis took to the watchtower. And there is the actual privy built into the walls, where the knights of old who manned the tower would relieve themselves, with that incredible view of the lagoon before them. There are more pictures of Comino on my Facebook page - the 'f' icon above will take you there if you want to check them out. J. K. |
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AuthorJ. K. Brighton is the author of Naked Hero. This blog is intended to give insight into the book. Archives
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