Maybe you noticed the big moon, but did you notice the low, low tide?

CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR/ANDALUCIA (Agencies/Photo: EuropaSur) The big moon was all over the media all over Europe. The low, low tide on Saturday was not, nor for that matter was the highest tide for a long while. We know that the moon influences the tides, of course, and this was no exception. Europa Sur came up with a lovely collection of photos of a phenomenon that occurs every twenty years or so. At around 9am, the low tide brought to the surface -so to speak- miles of sands and coastline that hadn't been seen for years. It also brought out the curious and the shellfishers. The extreme tides happened mostly all along the Atlantic coast of the peninsula, in Andalucia, from Huelva to the Straits, and the Southern tip of Portugal. So much so that the Junta is looking out for other such natural wonders to promote and bring in the visitors in these tight economic times.