"The Future of the Sea"
the southern margin is tipically touristic with some tours built in the 1970s. We wanted to go further south where we could be more in nature, meaning with less people around. We passed some beaches, and we could only perceive that we were passing a beach because there were several cars parked on the side of the road - people would walk through the dunes to the beach. This makes me think how far we still are from any developed country in terms of effectively protecting our reserves. So close to Portugal in Spain, most of the parks have wooden walkways so that people can access places without disturbing the dunes and the vegetation. Here in Portugal there is no limit to the amount of improvised pathways that people build inoccently on their way to the beach, not being aware of the fragmentation they increase every day.
To the other side of the Peninsula there is the Sado estuary, with great areas of saltmarshes and traditionally exploited for rice production.
We went down to the Pego Beach, where there is a very well knowned restaurant called "Aqui Ha Peixe". The walked some miles past the crowd that accumulates close to the parking lot (yes this beach actually has infrastructures for accessing the beach - one of the few). It was a very relaxing afternoon and a good memory to take to the States and remember during the snowy days later in the year.
Having fun at the end of the day:
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