Barnacles in Nazaré

I view each of my Europe trips in segments. So far, my spring 2017 trip has had three: Sicily tour, Naples/Amalfi Coast, and Rome. Now, for the fourth segment, I’ve flown to Lisbon, zipped up to Nazaré, and joined my TV crew (producer Simon Griffith and cameraman Karel Bauer). For the next 12 days or so, it’s TV production in Portugal.

I recently started a new tradition of sending the crew over a day ahead of me to collect B-roll (lovely video clips without me to make sure the show looks beautiful). That extra day gives us flexibility to deal with possible weather frustrations. Simon and Karel, with the help of our wonderful local guide, Teresa Ferreira, have had a great first day. I've just joined them and we're enjoying our ritual barnacles-and-beer break. There’s nothing quite like ripping open barnacles with the expert help of your local guide, especially when you're within sight of the rocks where they were harvested on the wild west coast of Portugal. Don’t you agree?

[BT-pitk]

Rick needs to drop a rap album asap cause he's lived way harder than anyone in the game rn.

[xcvb]

Glad to see you're back in Portugal. Have fun.

[Strayawayfelix]

Well Rick, you left Naples area and I didn't have the chance of meeting you.  This long weekend I went to San Marino and I want to inform you that your video dated 27 Nov 2009 still current and was very useful to me.  San Marino stills maintains its medieval enchantment.  Spent two nights there and its highly recommended place to relax and travel in time.  Enjoy Portugal, I love that country and its people.  Keep on travellin'

[buckybarnes]

".... said Barnacle Bill, the Sailor.!"

[louisericketts]

They look disgusting. I think you'd all had some Portuguese wine,