Scraping the bottom....

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No ... NOT of the barrel... lol's ... but the bottom of boats.... all will become clear.... read on.... As some of you know ... I live with some friends on the sunny Mediterranean coast of spain, in a sleepy little fishing village. Today we went for a walk down the port area of the sea front, it was very nice, there was a strong breeze, but we were quite sheltered from it really, the sun was shining it was very pleasant, we saw the fishing boats coming in, and saw a couple of boats out on the dry dock having some work done. here is a link to a slideshow.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvfPPOYVV3o&f The fishing fleet, while smaller than what it used to be, is still going quite well.... and supplies many local restaurants with fresh sea food.... its interesting to watch the fleet come in... closely followed by the birds, and then unloading, and the men looking after the nets and clearing away the crab cages. The boat yard keeps the fishing boats in good repair....., one of the things they have done quite regular, is have their bottoms scraped, they clean them, and repaint and treat them with something that stops sea weed and barnacles attaching themselves, and keeping the propeller shaft clear. there is a variety of boats ... some wooden, some metal, some little sailing boats ... right through to multi million dollar yachts. we had a good walk, and some clean fresh air,... did you manage to get out for a walk... or is it too snowy in your neck of the woods. ??