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Best Day Ever: Sagres, Portugal

by January Vernon and Brad Stell

Barnacle-encrusted pots connected by rope that are used as octopus traps.

We borrowed bikes from the hotel, packed sunscreen and beach towels, and headed out to the fishing port down the road. Amongst a variety of rusty boats there were working fishing vessels, mostly private, but a few you could hire to take out sightseeing or fishing. The docks were covered with piles of fishing line and terracotta pottery. We were surprised to learn that the barnacle-encrusted pots connected by rope are used as octopus traps. 

January Vernon and Brad Stell

Brad and January moved to New York from the mountains of Colorado. Brad works for a digital agency in Brooklyn. He travels to justify the purchase of an expensive digital SLR camera. January is a creative director at a New York City advertising agency. She travels to expand her worldview, get out of her comfort zone, and to learn all the different ways a toilet can flush.

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