6, 7 September and 15, 16 September 2024
On Friday afternoon, we caught the train to Porto from Lisbon. About 3 hours and a very smooth trip.
Then a bus to the Hotel Porto Trindade. Next morning, we did some washing before we settled in to watch the Lions play Carlton in an elimination final. With a 60 – 0 lead at one point there were some nervous moments before we came out winners 99 – 71.
In the afternoon, we had a bike fitting with Sergio of Top Bike Tours Portugal (https://topbiketoursportugal.com/) so we are ready for the start of our Camino tomorrow.
After this we were met at the hotel by Johann who took our group on a great walking tour of the old town.
After the tour we went to a bar with new Kiwi friends Mark and Dianne.
After this it was time for a tour of one of the port houses and a tasting of their ports.
Dinner on the riverbank was a great end to the day.
We returned to Porto a week later via a BlaBlaCar bus. Conditions could not have been more different. Hot, windy and lots of smoke from nearby bushfires. I’m glad this was not our first look at this beautiful city.
