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cubsur 
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 Posted: 21/February/2010 at 10:52 |
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This might make you feel better. The terrace at Intatel at about 4.30pm on Friday. It started raining about half an hour later!
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Posted: 21/February/2010 at 11:19 |
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If you would like to see a few pictures I took around the beach on that same Friday afternoon, please take a look at the latest album on http://thomasallen.spaces.live.com
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Posted: 28/February/2010 at 17:08 |
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Hi im staying at the forte da oura in april and have never been before to portugal, is this picture the beach nearest to where im staying???
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Posted: 28/February/2010 at 20:00 |
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mwhittles, if you go to the albufeira.com home page and click on the beach giude tab and then the interactive beach guide you can view all the beaches in the Albufeira area. You should have a look at Praia da Oura which is the closest to you.
The original photo above is Praia do Peneco, old town area.
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Posted: 01/March/2010 at 05:50 |
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Thanks Wireman for the reply, your a star!
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Posted: 10/March/2010 at 12:28 |
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Look how a little bit of sun can make things better! The beach this morning at about 1100am. 90 minutes later and it's starting to cloud over!
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Posted: 10/March/2010 at 12:52 |
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Lovely !! a good view of part of the old castle battery on display, wish I was there !
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Posted: 27/April/2010 at 15:28 |
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Went for a little walk after my annual anti-hayfever injection. Praia da Oura at around 11am today
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Posted: 27/May/2010 at 14:50 |
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Something I noticed yesterday - no picture sorry. A lot of cliffs east of Inatel have had the loose material scraped away. It doesn't do much for the appearance but has improved safety no doubt. However as a result there are a lot of small rocks and pebbles along the beach, the sort you stub your toe on. Please be careful and warn your kids if they are likely to to jumping and diving in the water at high tide when they will be hidden.
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Posted: 02/June/2010 at 08:53 |
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I read that the weather in Blighty yesterday was not so good. For those of who wishing that you were here, the beach yesterday afternoon at about 2.30pm. I have some more which I will sort out later for my webspace.
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Posted: 02/June/2010 at 10:49 |
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The weather in blighty is supposed to be nice today and rest of week, this has yet to happen. Arrived back in sunny (not) Manchester Friday, after 10 days there. Roll on September when I am back again. Unless I have a lotto win, then I will be there on next available flight. ha ha. I will be saving this picture as my screensaver.
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Loving it in the sun
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Posted: 02/June/2010 at 13:07 |
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Those of you pining for Albufeira and the sun may care to take a look at the rest of the pictures I took yesterday. They are the latest album at
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Posted: 03/June/2010 at 18:57 |
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Thanks cubsur. Always appreciated.
I noticed that the beaches at Oura and the old town appear to be fairly clear of stones. However, from Inatel eastwards, the beach has lots of stones. By any chance does anybody know if the Camara organised a clean-out of certain beaches - and not others. Or is it just the tide and changed currents (since the marina breakwaters were built, I assume the currents could have forced changes)? Perhaps the scraping of the cliffs contributed significantly? I thought that the Camara had arranged for delivery of extra sand for this summer. Was this done? I suppose one decent storm can wash away lots of sand and introduce plenty of stones! |
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Posted: 05/June/2010 at 22:41 |
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So far as I can tell, the combined effects of the winter storms and the scraping of the cliiffs have resulted in considerably more stones being seen. I had the impression that the general level of sand is lower than last year, but experience tells us that the sand comes back during summer when the seas are quieter.
Yes, one decent storm can move all the sand. I have a picture somewhere I took near the pier after a particualarly bad storm and there is no sand at all all the way to Inatel.
I don't know if anyone has ever investigated the changes in the currents since the Marina was built, but the strong flow that surges in and out with each tide must surely have affected the currents in the surrounding area.
The extra sand for the beach has not happened yet, which is probably fortuitous as it would have all gone. I don't know if this is still planned but it's a bit late now the beaches are busy once more.
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Posted: 21/June/2010 at 09:28 |
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Well, yesterday afternoon at about 5.30. There were some fairly big rocks visible as the tide was low, near the bit where the cliff juts out and where the river tunnel can be seen. Be careful jumping into the sea.
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