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<\/a>As if that wasn’t exciting enough we have now found out that we’ll be there while the ‘I Concurso do Salm\u00f3n do R\u00edo Eo’ <\/a>is taking place in Pontenova. This will be the first ‘fiesta’ that both Amanda and I will have been in-country for.<\/p>\nWhile we’ll not be picking up a rod\u00a0or plunging our hands into buckets of maggots,\u00a0there\u00a0is sure to be some kind of feast associated with the event, open to anyone, and usually great value for money. It is likely to be a week when all you can eat in A Pontenova is salmon, cooked one hundred and one different\u00a0ways.<\/p>\n
The competition is likely to be fierce. As fierce as the Trout festival which happens in QA Pontenova later on\u00a0in the year. There are a maximum of eighteen competitors and the fishing takes place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd May with a salmon needing to measure 40cm to count in the scoring. It is so serious that lots for fishing stands will be drawn the evening before the competition starts, and entry is whopping\u00a070\u20ac per person.<\/p>\n
To be honest, it is the kind of thing that we probably wouldn’t go anywhere near if it was to be in the UK, but there is a wierd fascination and infective enthusiasm with the way that the Spanish enjoy themselves, and if there is some decent food associated with it, then you can count me in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is considerable excitement in our household. We’ve booked a week at the house in late April, primarily to be there when the kitchen is fitted, but also to do some work on the area immediately around the house, to … Continue reading