Praia de Mira, Portugal, September 2005

Praia de Mira is a sleepy little beachside town on the Portugese coast where some Portugese families go for summer holidays. Foreign tourists are rare, and serious development nowhere to be seen. This blue and white stripey shack is the local church, right on the beach. My brother and I accidently almost walked through a funeral party leaving the church on our way to the sand. Having since seen many areas of huge ugly condominium developments further south along the coast, this little place is a gem, and I hope developers never find it.