Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Suitcases out at 6:30 am —so they were packed last night. Had breakfast and were on the road by 8:00 am. Our first stop was the walled town of Obidos. The town is completely walled in in the Middle Ages, but of course, it is a major tourist stop now. We walked the town, stopped to make purchases, had some coffee, and a freshly baked bun. The bun was heavy (very heavy) and had lots of nuts, kind of sweet, unlike anything I had ever eaten. Their specialty was a cherry liquer that was served in a chocolate cup with a toothpick skewered cherry floated on top. Ten am was a little early for liquer, but the serving was very small. Chuck drank the liquer; I ate the chocolate cup. The town also had many souvenirs of cork, embroidery work, tiles, and roosters (their good luck animal). The streets were extremely narrow—add a few cars and a small garbage truck—like playing dodgeball! Back in the bus. The countryside was filled with crops that were coming up —looked like cabbage, etc., greenhouses, and rows of plants. Also saw sheep and small goats. The next town was Nazare where we had lunch. Chuck had octopus and quinoa, M had shrimp and rice, I had grilled cheese and fruit. I was a little surprised when served Brie with honey and walnuts, topped with raspberries!.We were right on the Atlantic. Back in the bus for a couple hours before we arrived at Oporto where our ship was docked. By 4:30 we were checked in, and in our rooms. This ship is smaller than most river cruise boats. Our room is compact! Dinner was delicious. Chuck ordered Oxtail stew. Imagine his surprise when it was an oxtail mixture served in a filo wrap. The fish was delicious. Good wine, good company, and good port.
Suitcases out at 6:30 am —so they were packed last night. Had breakfast and were on the road by 8:00 am. Our first stop was the walled town of Obidos. The town is completely walled in in the Middle Ages, but of course, it is a major tourist stop now. We walked the town, stopped to make purchases, had some coffee, and a freshly baked bun. The bun was heavy (very heavy) and had lots of nuts, kind of sweet, unlike anything I had ever eaten. Their specialty was a cherry liquer that was served in a chocolate cup with a toothpick skewered cherry floated on top. Ten am was a little early for liquer, but the serving was very small. Chuck drank the liquer; I ate the chocolate cup. The town also had many souvenirs of cork, embroidery work, tiles, and roosters (their good luck animal). The streets were extremely narrow—add a few cars and a small garbage truck—like playing dodgeball! Back in the bus. The countryside was filled with crops that were coming up —looked like cabbage, etc., greenhouses, and rows of plants. Also saw sheep and small goats. The next town was Nazare where we had lunch. Chuck had octopus and quinoa, M had shrimp and rice, I had grilled cheese and fruit. I was a little surprised when served Brie with honey and walnuts, topped with raspberries!.We were right on the Atlantic. Back in the bus for a couple hours before we arrived at Oporto where our ship was docked. By 4:30 we were checked in, and in our rooms. This ship is smaller than most river cruise boats. Our room is compact! Dinner was delicious. Chuck ordered Oxtail stew. Imagine his surprise when it was an oxtail mixture served in a filo wrap. The fish was delicious. Good wine, good company, and good port.
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