We skipped Aveiro and went straight to Porto. This turned out to be a fairly stressful journey, the roads were really potholed and bumpy and the traffic as we got closer to the city was gradually grinding to a halt. Anyway, by chance we ended up in the Port wine area on the South side of the river and found a quiet place to park just along the road from Graham's port lodge.
We walked down to the river and crossed the bridge into Porto old city centre. It is quite a 'happening' place and the UNESCO waterfront along the Ribierero was quite delightful.
After a couple of hours we'd had our fill so we continued North along the coast until Esposende where we stopped for the night in a carpark on the North side of the river outlet to the sea.
Next thing we noticed was that after a week or so of zero internet access we discovered that the place we were parked in had free (but slow) WiFi hence I have been able to update the blog with the last weeks events.
I doubt if I will be able to upload the photos so you will need to continue using your imagination!
Tomorrow is another fasting day so after a lazy start we will probably make our way up to the Spanish border.
Two piccies at Esposende (before the youfs!)
