Living off the land 100%
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On a much more pragmatic level...
If anyone cares. Travelling this way, away from touristville, means you have to consider the people who live here on a totally different level to holiday mode. Beds should really be booked in advance. I love to hike in the evening. Watching the sundown, and looking out for distant glittery, sparkly lights full of the promise of a beer, food, maybe a bed, but above all - people to talk with.
It is fucking magical.
Hiking in the night is exciting. The air is fresh. You do not sweat.
The frogs, the night birds, the rats, the snakes...
It is proper, proper holiday. Away from the light, away from the day...
You do have to remember that the folk in these villages are not really used to seeing tourists pass through. They are everyday people. People just like you and I. Respect that, and you will find all sorts of lovelynesses. All sorts.
If anyone cares. Travelling this way, away from touristville, means you have to consider the people who live here on a totally different level to holiday mode. Beds should really be booked in advance. I love to hike in the evening. Watching the sundown, and looking out for distant glittery, sparkly lights full of the promise of a beer, food, maybe a bed, but above all - people to talk with.
It is fucking magical.
Hiking in the night is exciting. The air is fresh. You do not sweat.
The frogs, the night birds, the rats, the snakes...
It is proper, proper holiday. Away from the light, away from the day...
You do have to remember that the folk in these villages are not really used to seeing tourists pass through. They are everyday people. People just like you and I. Respect that, and you will find all sorts of lovelynesses. All sorts.
bubblesmcgrath
Well-Known Member
He's hanging himself though...saying he pulled off frogs legs....and then romanticising the echoes of night sounds including the frogs .... who are no doubt calling for their legless friends to.return.
We're just observing....
And the picture he paints of himself is not straight or in perspective. ...we cant see the horizon...because he's fucking up the foreground with nonsensical, distracting shit.
I'm off to bed.
We're just observing....
And the picture he paints of himself is not straight or in perspective. ...we cant see the horizon...because he's fucking up the foreground with nonsensical, distracting shit.
I'm off to bed.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I thought he was taking the piss, hence the 'wink' after...
Yeah. Caught them and pulled their little legs off whilst they were still alive. They make a very strange noise when you do that
bimble
floofy
Yeah, turning up after dark and sleeping out on the church steps is probably a bit tricky in little villages where the 'everyday people just like you and i' live. A little bit scary for all concerned i imagine.
You pathetic idiot
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Figueira da Foz.
Somebody told me I should come here. Haven't seen anything to sketch yet. The name sort of means 'mouth of the river opening', the river being the Mondego. I will look for something worth sketching in an attempt to maintain a healthy cash float, and then walk on towards a place called Nazare which has one of the largest waves in the World
Could be a fun sketch!The weather is overcast. It makes a very nice change, and hopefully means some rain is falling in the mountains.
I am going to do a 'food from the sea day'. My plan is for shellfish and seaweed.
Google me some suggestions and I will attempt to cook and tell what it tastes like.
Google me some suggestions and I will attempt to cook and tell what it tastes like.
Athos
Well-Known Member
Lidl freezer section?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
andysays
Love and solidarity
I like this. I quite fancy myself as the poor man's Floyd. Beer and walking instead of expensive red wine and posh cars
Athos
Well-Known Member
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
It's official.
Low tide is your best bet Stan for foraging the shoreline. Some good websites on that. I wouldn't bother with a lot of shellfish this late in the season but razor clams could be a goer. Can you get your hands on a telescopic rod and some mackeral feathers. That would be my weapon of choise this time of year. An hour before and an hour after high water
Low tide is your best bet Stan for foraging the shoreline. Some good websites on that. I wouldn't bother with a lot of shellfish this late in the season but razor clams could be a goer. Can you get your hands on a telescopic rod and some mackeral feathers. That would be my weapon of choise this time of year. An hour before and an hour after high water
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
So. Like 'Aber' in Welsh then. Fascinating.
And this is why you are full of shit. All this 'like you and me' crap and travelling away from touristville. I was in Nazare in the 1980s and, sure, it was a beautiful unspoilt spot, hell of a beach. It's now, as any tiny bit of research would have told you (the same research that would have told you about the waves?) pretty much tourist hell.
You are not doing what you say you are doing or what you set out to do. You're not Hitler. But you are 100% full of shit.
Tl;dr? A pathetic idiot.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Peixe e batata frita
bubblesmcgrath
Well-Known Member
I like this. I quite fancy myself as the poor man's Floyd. Beer and walking instead of expensive red wine and posh cars
Avoid at all costs...or nom it down with some ice cream.....
Fast forward to 1.00
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bimble
floofy
Err. Ok.You pathetic idiot
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Where did you sleep in this little village that you said is not used to travellers and where you think it would've been wise to book a bed?
It's official.
Low tide is your best bet Stan for foraging the shoreline. Some good websites on that. I wouldn't bother with a lot of shellfish this late in the season but razor clams could be a goer. Can you get your hands on a telescopic rod and some mackeral feathers. That would be my weapon of choise this time of year. An hour before and an hour after high water
I gave my fishing rod away before I had even used it. Time to buy a new one. Decathlon do a cheap starter rod with accessories for less than €20. May give that a try. Worth the cash?
PESCA - CANAS PESCASENSEATIP TELESCO
bubblesmcgrath
Well-Known Member
Ah here now ....I thought you'd be making your own fishing gear from the chewed up tendons of the frogs you de-legged.
It is about a 60KM hike from here to Nazare. There will be lots of little villages to explore as I travel. It is the Atlantic coast in summer. Of course, there are many tourists in the resorts, and main towns - this is where I make my cash. I spend my cash in the countryside which is largely unexplored by tourists.
Twat.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh you never start throwing insults about, do youYou pathetic idiot
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
greatly enjoyed your posts recently
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
It doesn't say how long it is ... you would need something long and powerful to cast into mackerel from most beaches - you may do better going for pollack off the rocks...
No. I was replying to a pàthetic, derogatory comment intended as an insult towards me.
Pretty sure you know how that works. You, and the others with nothing better to do than sling mud are spoiling what could be a very interesting thread.
bimble
floofy
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i don't think i betray a secret when i say i don't much like bimble. but it's out of order slagging her off the way you did. and your thread, it'd be a damn sight more interesting if you were doing what you said you were going to do.
There are many to choose from. Canas, Conjuntos Mar | Decathlon
My main requirement is for something that will be easy to carry, or just strap to my backpack.
