Author: Greg

  • Porto – March 5th

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    Greg

    Our plan for the morning was not too ambitious. The weather is great again today so we are going to walk down to the river and cross to the other side ( going to Gaia not dying). As usual, we stopped for a morning coffee. This routine is very relaxing and quite addictive. The good…

  • Porto – March 4th

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    Greg

    There was a real downpour of rain during the night. Everything was wet in the morning and in the nearby park you could see where the soil was washed away in places. But, for the most part, the weather gods were kind to us again. It was bright and sunny mostly and we only got…

  • Porto – Afternoon of March 3rd

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    Greg

    Not much to blog about this afternoon – Following Sage’s nap (I was meditating), we set out on another of our meandering explorations of the city. I can already sense that there will be lots to see here. This city has a different feel to it. I am not yet sure why but it feels…

  • March 3rd – Regua to Porto

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    Today we left Regua and traveled traveled to Porto. A couple of thoughts from the trip: The road we followed most of the way was very twisty. Eventually, we got back onto a toll expressway and arrived in Porto. Jesse did a good job of navigating his way into the city and eventually through the…

  • After 20 days or so of Blogging

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    Greg

    Requested inspiration delivered by rainbow. One answer received.

  • Regua – March 2nd

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    Greg

    Our luck with the weather finally changed. A storm hit Regua overnight and it was very noisy in our Air B & B. We awoke to strong wind and lots of rain and took our time before leaving for coffee. After coffee we headed to a winery called Quinta Da Pacheca at which Laura and…

  • Regua – March 1st

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    Greg

    One observation and note from yesterday’s drive: Although we saw one hydroelectric dam, in this part of Portugal they seemed to have made a real effort to develop alternate sources of energy. We saw several fields with large arrays of solar panels and there were many very large wind turbines whenever wind was a big…

  • From Evora to Lamego and Regua

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    Greg

    Today we had our longest drive. We got away from Evora just after 9:00 a.m. and didn’t arrive in Regua until around 4:00 p.m. This drive would not normally take this long but we took a route that gave us a bit better idea of the countryside and we had to have three stops to…

  • Oops – Itinerary update needed

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    Greg

    Apparently, I missed an email advising that, while we will be visiting Lamego (whew! – wouldn’t want to miss those 600 + steps), we are actually staying in nearby Regua which is situated on the banks of the river Douro. I will try to update the website during nap time tomorrow.

  • Evora – February 28th

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    Greg

    Seeking inspiration for today’s post. Evora is quite small in comparison to Seville and, of course, we are now back in Portugal. The difference from Seville is palpable. Because yesterday we walked through a lot of the town and saw a number of the key sites, we had low expectations for today. As is often…

  • February 27th – To Evora from Seville

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    Greg

    We did well getting on the road this morning. Jesse navigated our way out of the old city and we got to see some of the newer parts of Seville. There are some impressive new buildings in the new areas but some areas that definitely different than the tourist bubble that we were in. It…

  • Seville – afternoon – February 26th

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    Greg

    Once we had Sage awake and moving following her afternoon nap, we headed directly to the Catedral de Seville. The line for our reserved time was long but fast moving. As soon as we were inside, it became obvious that we did not allow enough time to really give the cathedral it’s due. Any adjectives…