{"id":1932,"date":"2017-07-28T10:50:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T09:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2017-07-28T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T16:17:08","slug":"week-29-lamb-roast-inakis-birthday-party-busot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1932","title":{"rendered":"Week 29: lamb roast, I\u00c3\u00b1aki\u00c2\u00b4s birthday party, Busot"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s blog is mainly about an entire lamb roasted over wood, and the usual cycling and walking pictures.<\/p>\n

29_1<\/strong>
\nLife in a Spanish small town. A man in Jijona, watching the world go by:
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29_2<\/strong>
\nMorning light, Calle Britannia:
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29_3<\/strong>
\nOne of “my” kitties, waiting for me:
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29_4<\/strong>
\nAnd the wait is not in vain:
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29_5<\/strong>
\nOn Sunday we drove to Benidorm to attend our friend I\u00c3\u00b1aki’s birthday party. It always has the format of a pool party, given that we are talking mid-July. In previous years the main dish has been a huge paella, but this time a different sight greeted me on arrival:
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29_6<\/strong>
\nI continued to follow the preparation of the lamb. Roasting an entire carcass in this manner requires lots of attention and adjustments:
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29_7<\/strong>
\nInspection crew:
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29_8<\/strong>
\nTaste test:
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29_9<\/strong>
\nFor reasons I did not fully understand, the already fatty lamb was brushed with melted butter:
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29_10<\/strong>
\nFurther adjustments:
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29_11<\/strong>
\nAlmost ready:
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29_12<\/strong>
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29_13<\/strong>
\nNow it is ready:
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29_14<\/strong>
\nOff the rack, removing the ties:
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29_15<\/strong>
\nThe autopsy begins:
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29_16<\/strong>
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29_17<\/strong>
\nThe lamb was tasty enough, but frankly I prefer my oven-roasted leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary. But clearly, the preparation of this meal was more photogenic:
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29_18<\/strong>
\nMeanwhile, there was a party going on. Here is Elio, our Argentine friend:
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29_19<\/strong>
\nSalvatore and his big cigar:
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The remaining photos are from a bicycle ride to Aig\u00c3\u00bces and Busot.<\/p>\n

29_20<\/strong>
\nDark clouds but no rain on this occasion:
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29_21<\/strong>
\nA group of the other kind of bikers were visiting Aig\u00c3\u00bces:
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29_22<\/strong>
\nI cycled on to Busot, and this time I decided to add a bit more climbing to the ride by going up the hill where the town’s cemetery is located:
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29_23<\/strong>
\nAs is often the case in this part of Spain, Busot’s cemetary is on a hill above the town:
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29_24<\/strong>
\nThe entrance:
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29_25<\/strong>
\nThe graves, all very tidy and well kept:
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29_26<\/strong>
\nIn context:
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29_27<\/strong>
\nAnd finally, the view from the cemetery of the surrounding countryside:
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