\nWe came home to several days of rain. After a dry spell lasting for several months, rain was welcome, but when we get a month’s worth in 2 days, this is the result:
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\nThe Magic Cactus seemed to like the rain:
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\nAfter 10 days with cycling in the gym in New Jersey I was happy to get back on my normal bike and prowl the local mountain roads, even if the weather was not always inviting:
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\nBut later in the week, the weather returned to normal, and I could indulge in my habit of stopping at the beach on my way home from work for a beer. This is one of the temporary beach bars, set up for the summer, called a chiringuito<\/em>. There are strict rules for their placement and size, and they will be taken down in September or October:
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\nI continued to photograph dogs waiting for their humans outside our supermarket. This time a big boy with an injured paw:
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\nFinally, some delicious food. We have a new favourite restaurant in Alicante, called Tabula Rasa. It is run by two chefs from one of the city’s most prominent restaurants who decided to set up on their own. The restaurant is located in a very unfashionable neighbourhood a couple of km from the centre, so no tourist ever sets foot there. This means that their rent is low and it enables them to offer Michelin-quality food at a price of 42 Euro for a 6-course menu. We went there for a delayed celebration of our daughter Monica’s birthday (which was May 18th, when we were in the US). I photographed all the dishes except the first one, a gazpacho which was delicious but not very photogenic. Here is the second dish, bonito en escabeche<\/em> (a cousin of tuna, marinated):
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\nCococha de bacalao<\/em> (Basque cod stew):
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\nCasta\u00c3\u00b1uela ib\u00c3\u00a9rica<\/em> (pork cheeks):
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\nCordero confitado, chiriv\u00c3\u00ada & migas<\/em> (preserves of lamb, with parsnip and crumbs):
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\nCuajada de crema catalana<\/em> (dessert, Catalan cream curd):
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