Burmarsh Alpaca
Burmarsh Alpacas, originally uploaded by InvictaMoto.
Had a ride out today around the Marsh just to get some miles under the wheels. It's MoT time next Saturday and I wanted to make sure everything was okay. It's only the second time this year that I have been out and when you consider it's March already......
The roads were almost deserted. Between Burmarsh and Dymchurch I came across a field of alpaca. The farmer keeps them for their wool and in the nearby craft shop they sell the wool and also knitted goods made from it.
It was a little chilly but things are looking up! Maybe in a few weeks it will be good enough to stay out longer.
Living on the coast we do get a variety of seafood, fish and er... the other stuff. These are whelks. Claire and I often go to Folkestone and Bob's in particular for fish and these molluscs.
We also had a "lobster flavoured" tail. It is in effect fish pressed into a shape and flavoured. Supermarkets sell a product called "crab sticks" that are a similar mixture.
Living on the coast we do get a variety of seafood, fish and er... the other stuff. These are whelks. Claire and I often go to Folkestone and Bob's in particular for fish and these molluscs.
We also had a "lobster flavoured" tail. It is in effect fish pressed into a shape and flavoured. Supermarkets sell a product called "crab sticks" that are a similar mixture.
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I did a quick 10 miles to coffee and back on Saturday and was impressed at how quiet the Qwest was compared to my old Scorpion.
Oh and I had to google 'whelks', thanks for teaching me something.
In Belgium, they have them hot, or at least warm in a kind of broth but we tend to simply eat, these plus cockles and winkles simpy de-shelled and boiled.
Whelks are commonly peppered and then have vinegar on them. We used the chili flaked vinegar and it brings out the taste!
I have to get the visor right for me yet, and the front vents, as I rode with the lever on the left just opening the visor a tad.