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 accommodate the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scenery we were presented with was varied but all beautiful. We passed through lots of agricultural land – groves of different trees, land for cattle (I could easily visualize Ferdinand the bull sitting under a cork tree), grazing sheep and horses and crops I could not identify. As we drove, the geography changed from plain and rolling hills to rocky hillsides, and mountain (not the Rockies – more like Burnaby Mountain passes). I could not identify some of the trees (some of which looked cultivated) but there were some pine forests. In some places, I was reminded (except for the trees) of the B.C. interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were of course lots of grapes, particularly as we got close to Regua. Based on first impressions, I think Regua is going to be very pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am sorry to say that I did not get many good photos of the trip. I will try to do better tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Air B & B is very nice and right across the street from the promenade along the river. I think Jesse and Laura are hoping to find some wineries and taste some local wines while we are here as this valley has a good reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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