My west coast brother has informed me that today is "World Octopus Day." I like octopus or calamari as it's also called. Actually I just checked with Google and it turns out that calamari is from squid while octopus is from octopus.
So you may be saying "What's the difference?" Well, it seems that squids have ten appendages (eight arms and two longer tentacles) and a triangular head/body while octopuses have a round head and eight arms covered in suckers along their entire length.
As far as eating goes, I have had squid (calamari) and octopus and both are very good, but my favorite calamari related memory is from Spain. I was with a tour group traveling through Spain and Portugal. On one particular day we were having lunch at an outdoor restaurant on one side of a large open square with shops and restaurants along all four sides.
While I sat with friends enjoying the shade, the cool breeze, and a delicious calamari salad, I looked across the square and saw a hat hanging on display in a booth and decided I had to have it. So I finished my salad and bought the hat. It fit perfectly! It has traveled with me ever since.
Here is the hat, waiting to be packed for our upcoming adventure in a sunny hot country. In case you're wondering how I pack it, I put it in the suitcase first, top down, and pack rolled clothes in, under and all around it. It travels very well and has been to at least ten countries with me. In three weeks it will go with my spouse and me to a new continent. What an adventurous hat.
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