Armacao de Pera 3 Sunset and Caves

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Nothing too exciting in this post...planning some trips including a 6 km cliff hike, a castle visit in Silves for next post.

See the sunset, arch and Armacao de Pera cave visit #2 as the sand was washed away showing a larger archway and the caves have a bit more room to walk.

Grocery stores have some interesting sea creatures... sting ray, Squid, Octopus, evil looking fish, Dried-Salted Cod no country eats more cod per capita. Mostly imported Norwegian cod, salted and dried to preserve. It is said that the Portuguese have more than 300 recipes for cod.

Albufeira Marina is west of Albufeira and 20 minutes east of me and is a 20th century development where expats meet every Thursday afternoon. Walkway along the marina side with restaurants and bars for quite a long distance. I have never been more than 1/2 way as Jacks Irish Pub is 1/2 way. Expats meet here as weather permits, under the canopies for 3 hours chit chat-some go to dinner.

Storm coming...waves and larger waves.

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Photos

Sunset1
From the walkway along the beach cliffs

Same sunset
From the walkway along the beach cliffs

Morning
Morning- no none outside yet nice to have the place to myself

Rocks1
Arch and cave visit #2 as the sand was washed away showing a larger archway and caves have a bit more room to walk.

Arch
"head"ing to the caves

CaveEntrances
2 Cave Entrances look small from 50 yards away.

cave3
Back of 1 cave-notice no foot prints.

cave4
going back to entrance 1/2 way whole cave about about 30 feet -small

cave5
standing at entrance looking out

Arch2
another random arch beyond the 1st one

wave1
just a wave

Dog fun1
Reminds me of my son's dog Charlie chasing the water from a hose

Sea Creatures1
Grocery stores have some interesting sea creatures...Look at the teeth of the large black one on left

Sea Creatures2
The lower bin looks like snake fish to me

Sea Creatures3
Sting Ray above- who eats sting ray? Red Squid lower bin.

Sea Creatures4
Upper bins various Octupi (octupus); lower bin Pata-Roxa (purple-paw) or Cat sharks on the left-look like snakes with large heads.

Fish
I will eat these but not the sea creatures

Prawns-Shrimp
Frozen Prawns-Shrimp with the shells on, not de shelled and de-veined like in USA

Little Necks
Little neck clams I think on left and frozen as well, on the right more prawns from different places

L necks- more
little neck clams and giant prawn 40 euros/kilo so 20/pound

Dried-Salted Cod
Dried-Salted Cod no country eats more cod per capita. Mostly imported Norwegian cod, salted and dried to preserve. It is said that the Portuguese have more than 300 recipes for cod.