To make it worse, on the news at lunchtime they were reporting that the GNR (police) are looking for suspects who started the fire…
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A big fire in Portugal. This will be visible from space…
The view from Carris. This was taken about one hour ago, and has been burning since mid morning. It it in the 30s here at the moment, not a good temperature to be fighting fires (not that any temperature is)
Such a lovely lunch…
But I feel a need to be someplace else…
I took this a few minutes before I discovered that Neil Armstrong had died…
This means there are now only 8 men left alive who have walked on the moon.
74th Volta á Portugal
Yesterday we were in Aveiro for the start of the Volta á Portugal (like the Tour de France, but in Portugal).
Meet Alex…
Walking for pleasure is very popular in Portugal (after all, in these times of crisis, it’s free and good for you) and during our little jaunts we meet some interesting characters. This is Alex…
We were in Águas Boas…
We were aiming for grafitti, but got sidetracked with this incredible creature.
The circle of life…
It took a second to figure out what this was among the weeds alongside the railway line…
At Kartódromo de Oiã
We are regulars at the Kartódromo, whether covering a tuning weekend or just popping in to see the karters practising their driving. This time we were delighted to find two parties having an afternoon out. It was good experience for us, too, for some ‘racing’ photography. When covering the racing, or the drift nights, weContinue reading “At Kartódromo de Oiã”
We were by the railway the other day…
…and you know what happens when we are near the railway…
Last weekend, the tall ships came to Ilhavo …
Last weekend, the tall ships came to Ílhavo
This summer Ílhavo once again hosts the return of the tall ships. It’s a tradition for Ílhavo to receive the World’s tallest ships and value the Portuguese spirit of the sea, promoting mutual knowledge in a truly multicultural festival. The Port of Aveiro is transformed into a small city for young sailors from all provenances toContinue reading “Last weekend, the tall ships came to Ílhavo”
Just messing around, and captured this…
That’s what I love about photography. When you least expect it, you might record something wondrous.
Not sure whether to file this under ‘street art’ or ‘travel’ …
Whichever, it’s a train…
Not sure whether to file this under Urban, street art or Travel …
Whichever, it’s a train…
I have never seen a Swallowtail butterfly…
…until now…
For anyone wondering why this blog is called ‘Tales of Meco Beach’
…this is Meco Beach.
More? Now this is getting silly…
There was a flock of four today, I’m beginning to think they are just heading for the beach…
As we were saying…
It’s getting so we’re going to have to put out some fly-paper…
There has been a lot of activity in the air recently…
… flittering back and forth from the direction of the coast.
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