Paddyfields

E. Bowdery · Post by **E. Bowdery** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:38 pm

Can anyone help me please?
I need confirmation--from someone whos lived in CVO/Lagoa area for long time--were they ricefields outside Lagoa --on the right of the old road as you go into countryside?
I want to get it correct for book and description---I could view this area from my roof garden --and was told by friend there that they were paddyfields. The gullies were constantly flooded and I would see egrets feeding there--there were always amphibians on the roadside -even saw a turtle there once!
But when I asked friend in Colombos(Portuguese) he thought it was just swamp land--does anyone know the answer please?
Thanks Ellie

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:49 pm

only know it to be swamp land...they did and I think still do grow rice near Penina but Lagoa I dont think so.

martin

Gambrinus · Post by **Gambrinus** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:06 am

I think it was swamp land, drove by it every day when I went to school and never saw anybody working the fields. In summer there was also cattle grazing there quite often.