Well, got thrown a curve ball. The river is too high for us to go all the way to Spain as planned (can’t fit under the bridges). So our trip to Salamanca was cancelled. On day 3 we went to a winery in Adorigo which is a beautiful winery on the mid Duoro. Tasted a white and tawny port. We came back to the boat and watched a sabering of a Champaigne bottle, then another dinner (I had squid ink pasta with dried fruit and nuts which worked really well with a side of salmon). Then we watched the opening of a vintage port bottle using the “fire and ice” technique. In all, my alcohol count for the day was 1. Mimosa, 2. White and tawny port tasting at the winery 3. Paper plane at happy hour , 4 Champagne at the sabering., 5. Red wine at dinner. 6. Vintage port tasting after dinner. Enough!
Today, we went to Viseu, a city about 1 hour’s drive south of the River in the middle of the country. It is an old medieval town built on Roman ruins. This was as far Southeast as the Romans came in Europe. There was a museum dedicated to an artist who was the first Renaissance painter in Portugal. We also went to a very ornate church, walked around the town a bit then went to lunch at an old hospital that has been converted into a hotel. Duck confit on the menu and another famous Portuguese dessert. Overall, a good day.
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