June 2, 2024
Cruising the Duoro
Today we actually started the river cruise leaving Porto at 0530 and arrived at our night docking location Pinhão. Unlike the other major rivers in Europe these ships are not allowed to cruise at night, the river is very narrow and twisty. We have several locks to navigate today so the departure time is set by the ships lock times. I have a lovely cabin that is quite spacious since it is only me. So far the food has been very good. We started the day with a stretch class and after breakfast there was short talk about cork and how they harvest it and the importance it plays in the Portuguese economy. Later I took advantage of having a massage therapist on board and followed that with a Portuguese cooking lesson in the afternoon. The day started out very windy but it settled down later in the day and we had lovely sunny weather. Today was really about cruising with no organized tours however there will be some to come in the days ahead.
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