Sardine Spit

Scattered along the promenade that fronts the beach are seafood restaurants with indoor and outdoor seating. Alongside each restaurant are what look like boats but are really barbecue pits (well, sand-filled boats with wood fires). When the wood is hot, you'll usually see large, locally caught sardines skewered and smoking. I'm not a fan of sardines (except when prepared by our friend Gonzalo at Catalina Casa de Comidas y Más in Sevilla — click for more), but I love seeing this. We might have to give one of these places a try before tourist season (June, July, and August) is upon us. My sense is the last place I pass might be be best; it's always busy. And today, in addition to the sardines, they were smoking salmon when I first passed and langostinos on my walk home (in Spain, the name "langostino" refers to prawns). Unlike sardines, salmon and langostinos are a safe bet for me.

SARDINES SMOKING ON A SPIT.

MAKING MORE SMOKE.

A LESS RUSTIC BARBECUE BOAT.

ANOTHER BOAT.

SALT-ENCRUSTED SARDINES.

ANOTHER ALUMINUM HULL.  SMALLER SARDINES HERE.

GOOD AND HOT, AND WAITING FOR SOME FISH.

NOTHING COOKING YET.
BUT THE RESTAURANT SHARES A NAME WITH MY FRIEND ALBERT.

SHIPWRECKED.

A VERY POPULAR PLACE. SALMON, TOO.

MORE SARDINES AND NEWLY SKEWERED LANGOSTINOS.
THE BARBECUE CHEF WAS VERY FRIENDLY. (HARD TO TELL HERE.)

Oh, Poor Us

Today is the first day I've seen lifeguards posted along the beach. So, I guess I won't complain... Even though temperatures are still below normal and clouds and rain are never far away. Anyway, I'll have you know, the lifeguards, while perched on their tall lifeguard chairs, were wearing sweatshirts!