WAGS 2024 11 20: Meia Praia or A Day For The Beachcombers

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A mainly photographic record of a walk led by Antje from Meia Praia, all while Rod was trying to make us jealous over his expedition to Cabo Verde.




The Stay-at-Home Starters



 

Beach Chic 2024


The Beachcombers and their Booty, some of it edible - in Chinese cuisine anyway.













Masses of seaweed







 
The Sanderlings

No, The Sanderlings are not the focus of a TV soap opera derived from A. Trollope about minor aristocrats romping in the Cotswolds, but are these little aquatic birds identified for us by Lesley.




Causeway Crossing Closed



A large pit in the lagoon track excavated by the week-end´s storm


A sign on the Lagos section of the EuroVelo cycle network; does anyone understand what it is trying to tell us ? 1.50km. 1.63 km. 1.11 km. 0.27 km. ????


Apparently EuroVelo is a network of 17 long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe. 56,000 kms have been completed so far, with 60,875 kms being the eventual full length.

Metal barriers being erected to protect pedestrians from the soon-to-appear electric trains, or vice-versa. 


The Track and the Statistics



The Lunches

Yes, lunches in the plural. 

There were two of them 

Paul decided to eat all by himself at the Pearl Trailer; three oysters and a glass of good red wine for Euros 9. Apparently it´s at a secret location, known only to Lagos residents. 



After the red wine, he saw a pink seagull.


He said that the red wine was good, not me.

The rest of us repaired to Tasca da Lota for a more conventional meal.


 
Soup and bread for Myriam.


Bacalhau a bras


Cavala


Bacalhau meia desfeita ? or Bacalhau com tudos ? Who knows?



Secretos de porco preto


Salada de atum


Saude !

"No red wine spills on me "

Photographic credits to Antje, JohnH, Hazel, Myriam and Paul.


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