No idea where we are – April 23

This morning we were supposed to sail for a few hours crossing through the Lock of Valeria and the Gorge of the Douro River. We learned the night before that we would not be able to leave as planned in the early morning because the river was too high and we could not use the lock.

The cruise director also decided to cancel the tours, even though they could transport us by bus to them because the bus ride was 2.5 hours there and they were not certain that the ship would move and then there would be a long bus ride back.

We were able to walk around the town and did start to sail around noon because we were given notice that the lock was now operational.

It was a lovely day, so we sat on the deck and had lunch there. We went slowly down the very scenic river and when we went through the gorge one of the tour directors narrated. It was mostly huge granite rocks and tall cliffs.

The original plan for the afternoon was for half the group to do a tour to Quinta da Ervamoira with a wine tasting and the other half to Cõa Museum. Then the next morning we would switch and everyone would do both excursions. Since we did not get to our port of Pocinho until evening we only were going to be able to do one tour the next morning.

We had a special Chef’s dinner. It was the only time we did not have choices other than the main course. We had 5 courses! The food was very good. I forgot to take photos.