Portugal news, weather and being vegetarian in Portugal (re-visited)

After a brief look at the weather, here - https://sites.google.com/view/olabomdia/weather?authuser=0 - we considered both the economic and medical impications of Portimao landing its F1 gig - https://www.portugalresident.com/portimao-f1-heineken-grand-prix-portugal-promises-at-least-e30-million-for-economy-plus-5000-spectators/ The whale spotting that was mentioned briefly - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/whale-family-spotted-off-algarve-coast/55037 And, as we reconsidered Portugal's vegan and vegetarian positioning, this site was recommended - https://www.happycow.net/ - among this excellent information from YouTube correspondent Glic Mathan:"Good morning Carl! Excellent show per usual. Check out HappyCow.com for veggie restaurant listings in Portugal. I think you’ll be surprised just how many all vegan and vegetarian restaurants there are there; especially in the bigger cities. Some non veg restaurants will have vegan options like Hand’Go Pizza slices in Porto. I’ve had 3 vegan Francesinha sandwiches at 3 different restaurants in Porto, Viana do Castelo and a small town about 20 minutes north of there. Check out the vegan chain called da Terra. There are 15 of them in Portugal and a great place for fresh, healthy veggie food as well as deliciously decadent deserts including pastel de natas. I ate one of the best falafels ever at the Hummus Bar, Campo do Ourique market. Vegan salad, olives, bread and boiled potatoes are common fare at many traditional Portuguese restaurants where olive oil is more standard than butter. In this respect, Portugal is naturally more vegan friendly than a typical restaurant in the US. Likewise, if someone eats fish but is otherwise vegan, grilled fish is generally only salted and brushed with olive oil in Portugal. Prawns cooked in garlic and olive oil is another common option. Oh, also look out for Indian restaurants as they are surprisingly common. I had an excellent vegan curry in Saldanha just off the roundabout. I noticed there are two curry places in the little town of Nazare. Check out the all vegan 'O Burrito' in Coimbra. Very tasty and I didn’t expect to find anything Mexican the. The vegan movement is growing in Portugal. I was impressed too with all the natural food stores: Celeiro, Go Natural, etc. Lots of vegan options too at the regular chains like Lidl and Aldi, Pingo Doce, etc. I hope this helps. Cheers buddy!"--- Hear this episode as a podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/2LlQ8FdfScefpuo7nge1at?si=uSh58lBCQDWH8GCwEhEt0g --- Track Portugal forest fires here - https://fogos.pt ---Subscribe to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONoNEVBaAyCFcY6QpaFvbA