Near River Sado

Summer's sweet smells and sounds remind us that this is the season of our making, a time when life comes together to renew itself. The golden fields and fresh warm water are reminders that the harshness of earth is not always upon us, and there are times when the weather turns in our favor, granting us the luxury of peace and tranquility with which to once again fill the world with love. The Sado River is a river in Southern Portugal, and is one of the major rivers in the country. It flows in a South/North direction through 175 km from its springs in the Caldeirão hills before entering the Atlantic Ocean in an estuary in the city of Setúbal. Setúbal's estuary is famous for being the habitat for a large community of bottlenose dolphins; there are 31 members who have all been named. The river is dammed in several places chiefly for agricultural reasons, such as growing rice, corn and other vegetables. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=112516