This blog has been a lot still and nothing better to revive a short account of a day spent in a great river that is about to be radically altered by man.
The construction of dams in the area of ​​the valley of Vouga will overwhelm some 40kms of rivers including River Vouga, Tan Rio, Rio Gaia Gresso River, and remove some of the most beautiful landscapes in the center of the country as well as sports that they provide.
So possibly enjoyed a few more opportunities to make this quick succession of small, from the mouth of the river Thursday Teixeira to the boat in the Peach Vouga, organized by the Cultural and Social Couto de Esteves.
It was my first experience in this type of sport and was a shock therapy. It is the company contracted by the organization, the Turnauga, everyone had assumed that experience and not any indication on how to use the kayak. Some monitors have assumed an attitude of constant repetition, nodding and shouting at the participants also did not seem appropriate for a company. Well, I left the instinct to take the boat to fruition, but not before going to the water four times. Also there were few who did not turn the kayak.
Anyway it was a spectacular day in the midst of old friends, admiring the beautiful banks of the river. The rapid succession of eventually putting less fear than what I thought it would, areas of standing water over a greater effort forced the Pagaiou causing muscle pain the next day. Although not able to swim did not feel uncomfortable in the water. Of course we also do not have ventured to jump off a cliff several feet in height as some did. Fun fact: some of those who live in that area, used the river, caught fish by hand on the banks of the shallow river. Photos do not yet have, my digital camera is not waterproof and do not know whom I have ventured to take the machine into the water. If however get put here.
At the end of a lunch barbecue washed down with a finished fruit salad stand out where the blueberries. By the way, on this small fruit, consult the website of Fair Blueberries Sever do Vouga .
The rest of the afternoon was spent in conversation with friends at the beach cafe of the boat. An experience to repeat. Maybe first learn to swim

Aveiro is a small parking shame. This city has a responsibility to be one of the most beautiful of the country, away from cars and call yourself a healthy lifestyle. and because of this responsibility, any error appears much greater than in another city. Precisely the opposite, a bit all over the city, the automobile brand bylaws walks and steals the citizens.
Today I call attention to a specific location. The pictures speak for themselves:

I can not understand the lack of intelligence that leads someone to park in a place like that. Of course, the entrance is the walkway. Lack of alternative? This is an area of ​​the city that have no less than three underground car parks nearby and several free parking areas to 200 feet away.
Today did not have with me the sticker Walk Free but next time do not fail!
No one really wants to know of this problem. The municipal police is useless, not municipal police do not care about anything except be embarrassing at roundabouts and increase their gleaming bellies, the program lifecycle is a total flop. Already see if the startling conclusion reached by the work of assessment and analysis of the cycling LifeCyle , a conclusion that the users of the bike has to preach a long time ... oh it's true but they do not have the millions involved in the LifeCycle, are just users.
We are given to animals.

I had the displeasure to visit this area. It started well, in a pleasant way to annex but is upright, with a mock fireplace, a hallway where I could leave my bike for mountain biking without anyone complaining, a sympathy in the air. Nothing negative.
Hardly open the menu things started to go awry for. I noticed that the prices are a bit exaggerated for that kind of place. When questioned about the time it takes to make a plate of salmon, if I remember correctly, responded very giving the idea that she should choose something else. So it was. Came a soup and a hamburger.
The soup was really good. The hamburger was an interesting aspect, huge and well arranged. The problem was to start eating. I felt something in his mouth and only after thinking a moment I realized I was eating the plastic that houses the hamburgers. Simply brilliant. I called the maid replied, "I notice the cook, whether that takes the dish?". Now therefore suited up but wanted to bring me food. As I was not given such a hypothesis I chose to remove the plastic and finish eating. What does not kill fattening.
This can happen at home. Making mistakes is normal. The way we look at the errors and resolve the difference is that brand and market position. I say I speak of color that have no business establishment. In this case the attitude above all others is to bring new dish and the customer does not pay. As I said, would be the most noble attitude but I doubt that many places do. Thus one immediately lift the dish and bring a new one without even asking if they wanted or was not the most desired. This did not happen and therefore this tasco air restaurant (go to taverns where you can eat better) is scratched off my list and I would notice in a form of reporting.
We took advantage of the soup and Lipton, since every time there are more places to serve that nasty concoction of sugar called Nestea substuitição in the Lipton brand.
In the end, another surprise: a soup, a hamburger with plastic, a coffee drink and a beautiful nine euros each.
Definitely steaks in Vagos, a tasco not advisable.

Already for some time he had a lot of junk in front of the house. It was my car that decided to get into very expensive damage resolution, which led to its inevitable end: the slaughter.
Since my car I've been stopped more than cycling , walking and public transport. Yet I know I could still do more. Do not even think about buying another car, but unfortunately for me either for professional reasons or for personal reasons, I have to do. Now what bothers me is the incentive offered to buy new car. There should be also equal to the encouragement of cycling and public transport? For example, in my case: I have no chance to buy a new car, or rather, I am aware that there is a good financial decision despite most people buy new cars without power. It could then choose to take advantage of this incentive to the killing of end-of-life on the form of tickets, discounts on bikes and bike stuff? I think it would be fair.

Women at the wheel

Yesterday I saw a woman driving the car with the dog on the wheel and talk on the phone (the woman, not the dog).
Impressive at least. But nothing against women, there are men doing similar and worse.

Wild blackberries look better than a pack of juice, no?

Unnerves me a bit. Not only is the fashion of antioxidants but all products with properties that prevent foo this and that. That is the best of blackberries. I do not know what color the drink of the blackberries have it but I think him a favor. Almost bet that most people who use these products do not eat wild berries to give Lhas. Perhaps because the wild blueberries are, just imagine, grace and everything that is free and can not be good, this scrubby little head in certain people! It's all a money making machine around products that we can have without paying a penny for them. They are there in nature, just go scoop!
How about raising the tail of the couch and go pick some berries the bush? In their time, of course. This summer I spent a few days in Caramulo all day and had to pick blueberries to add to breakfast cereal. Delicious and true love!

I was lucky to grow up in a village. Eating healthy foods that actually know what are supposed to know. When I started to live in the city tried not to change my eating habits too. This greatly contributes to the fact that bringing food from the village. Not everyone has this hypothesis but there are ways to eat well without emptying your wallet.
I do not know why people insist on buying fruits and vegetables in supermarkets. Fresh has nothing much as advertising campaigns to the contrary. In fact, all the advertising campaigns of fresh fruits and vegetables at the supermarket should be lifted immediately. How many times I look at the stands of large areas and think "in my country this gives to the pigs." Lettuce know the tomatoes, tomato lettuce know, apples are bright red but do not know a damn thing, in short, junk food for us chic.
Now when they spend time in the village without supplying me I will try real products. Nothing better than the small traditional markets. Ah yes, the smells of fruit harvested at the hands of whoever is selling make us smile and just start to imagine the taste. It is a pleasure beyond compare choose a few pounds of tangerines with some leaves still, not green and yellow apples, pears you can not eat on time and caught two weeks before. Lettuce with foot cool and not that yellow rotten lettuce supermarket has. The list is huge. The curious thing is that these products are cheaper than their distant cousins ​​from the supermarket. For example, today bought 5 kg and a little mixture of mandarin oranges, apples and pears which gave a result of less than € 3.
Then I went to the fish. By chance I went to Jumbo. Reading the labels I noticed that all the fish of aquaculture origin was to Spain. Well, I turned round and went once more to the market. In this case it is more expensive but the color, knowledge and satisfaction of helping to offset local economy and well!
Portugal has superior quality products, is a country of colors, aromas and flavors that are overshadowed by inferior products, either imported or produced in intensive agriculture.
It's a shame that our farmers live living difficulties. Is in the hands of each one of us make an effort to not only help the local economy but also to live better with more flavor! What I lack is even a trailer for bike

I decided to open more space in this blog. Since it touches on several issues, one more will not hurt. This time I direct my attention to the cafes, bars and restaurants I frequent. To tell the truth I'm tired of all!
I'm not going to a coffee shop waiting to pay for the drink. Do not go to a restaurant waiting to pay for food. This is my home often with better quality. I pay so, gladly when appropriate, the environment, care, sight, decoration.
Today I almost jumped the cover. At just decided to stop at this property, the Ria Café in Aveiro , it was an unhappy hour way to ruin a beautiful night. I had no idea that this establishment takes 1 € for coffee. Could be justified but it is completely inappropriate and I will explain: while the other side of the lagoon prove a pleasant buildings typical of Aveiro, to get there the view is assaulted by two roads with constant movement of cars, one of which has three tracks and two meters of terrace. As for service, the café owners have to understand that a person in an apron is not to be qualified to work in the business. So I'm not to pay € 1 for coffee and be attended by personnel with jeans, walking hurriedly and mallards, and I still want to take the cup of coffee five minutes after they have brought! Leave the dishes me please! The coffee drinks are cold, long, long time. Would cover me jumping!
Of course no one forced me to go there, some would say. For in this cafe bar does not not come back.
Already a positive note for the decorative elements, and at their disposal not so sure because I do not usually go due to tobacco smoke and I do not remember very well to be evaluated.

Not all bad news and this is excellent. The chamber Ílhavo decided it's time for the skate park next to the pools of Gafanha of Nazareth receive a makeover.
Note that a park is not only used by local youth but also by the youth of Gauteng that in or around your city nothing is offered. Just yesterday I saw guys using a stage that was mounted as a ramp for a few days for your jumps. Each one gets away as he can.
They are € 22,500 will have a happy ending as it seems. It is not the same as a bike park but is also used by bicycle s. A well there Ílhavo the chamber.

I'm unemployed now makes nearly seven months. I have received notification to the IEFP yesterday. I thought I would ask about my effort to find employment, check documentation and may submit proposals for employment. Arrived on the scene, I noticed that many people were for the same, exactly the same time so I learned, after questioning the guard, who would be in a group. So it was.
The technique began by presenting some proposals for employment, after answering an individual who had the excellent idea of ​​bringing a baby along. As I am more or less directed at the employment relation, the proposals do not interest me much nor to most in the room. So the question arises as to whether, after the end of the receiving unemployment benefits and social, would be necessary to submit fortnightly. Some complained that gave information on one side one way and another another. Others said they had to inform people of their rights properly. I thought ... but what rights? Complain of belly. Clowns, pregnant (note that the subsidy lasts 6 months), suckers, girls who do not want to do nothing but comb up and wandering, complaining about everything, want everything to be home to scratch them and receive from government coffers. Being aware of the social allowance this year is extended by six months, once a person had to intervene stating that it is coincidence. Is for any reason, there are no complaints to make, not a right, is a help and it helped to be aware, the interest is ours! Personally I can say that during this time, without this help, would be completely screwed.
Well, though I thought about taking a doubt but was quickly interrupted by a person who asked if they could go to that, given an affirmative answer, caused a stampede of the herd that stopped me. The technique also gone. I waited.
But a girl who had been listening in the waiting room with a conversation of those who do not want to do anything in life, with such pregnant, get on the phone and says he was looking for a carload of people with the same man, all in the same boat is not clear where. I replied immediately in unfriendly tones that each speaks for itself. He flushed and leaves the room to wait for the technique to show the rest of my doubts.