Nazare

Yes! those are dried octupi you are seeing.  It seemed as though drying fish and other sea creatures is aq main industry in the village of Nazare.  They use it mainly to make soup...and I don't even want to think about what else they may do with it! 

The women selling their dried wares on the beach all looked to be in their 70s or 80s, but our guide told us that they are actually only young women in their 40s who live the hard life of the sea and the sun.

Nazare is a lovely little village on the sea  - one that makes you want to stay and stay....I wish we had a month to spend here!