Although we have a tour this morning we don't depart until 9:45! Breakfast on this ship has been nothing spectacular so we sacrafice it for more zzzzzzs.
The day looks beautiful with a forecast temp of 26. We arrive to a small town in the Portugese mountains. Again the scenery is beautiful. The city's cathedral is at the top of a hill with 700 stairs leading to it. The bus takes us to the church and we walk down. Along the way down from the church are fountains, grotos, palm trees, tile murals and statues - the stairs are also something to look at as they are wide, old and archetectural. This is really the highlight of the town. We see a castle at the top of a hill and climb up to it, but it turns out to be locked up with grafitti all over it.
The afternoon is another relaxing one of sailing. By evening, a monster thunder storm accompanied by hail is upon us. Again the balcony is a great asset as we opened the door and were able to hear and watch the storm without getting wet.
Dinner is off the ship at a former monastery - beautiful. They cooked our dinner of roast pork, potatoes, salad and rice in a 12th century oven - very interesting. It was probably the most delicious dinner we have had in Portugal.
Once we get back to the ship, we walk to a small pub just outside of where we are docked that seems like it is in the middle of nowhere to watch the end of a soccer match.
Throughout this trip I've discovered that I'm actually tall! Just not in North America. And especially in Europe a few hundred years ago! We go through doorways that I actually have to duck to walk through.
I've been meaning to mention how much I looooooove the Tide pen I brought with us. I don't know what it has in it - I suspect that it is some sort of dry cleaning fluid. As soon as we used it on any type of stain is disappears - almost exactly like on the commercials!
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