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Thanks again for looking in folks. Were still in Portugal and about to start our cruise up the Rio Douro.













The river system is now made up of a series of dams and locks, each creating a long lake effect before the next lock. At times we were plying along a narrow river between steep vineyard or olive grove covered hills reaching down to the water's edge and yet the water always remained placid.









 
Beaut pics Vic. It's a place I've always wanted to visit properly, and never seem to get around to doing so - only had a brief visit to the Flying School at Faro where a friend was CFI for a while, years ago.
On my list of 'must go before too knackered' !
 
fubar57 said:
Beauty Vic. Read the opening sentence; "....about to start our cruise up the Rio Douro." and then saw the second photo.

Geo
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Thanks folks and to continue the cruise, here is that caped man again or more to the point, in the second pic it's a young girl.
This was a visit to a mountain winery, the actual Sandeman brewery wher a few glasses of the fine liquid were tested long before lunch.













The views were spectacular.







Yet more of the spectacular glazed ties, again in a railway station but this time just a small provincial stop on the single line track that winds up the river valley.





 
Thanks for the kind words folks and for looking in, I pleased you're still finding it worthwhile to do so.

Having made the most of the rural railway station, which I believe was now the end of the line even though the track still carried on up river. From her on in from what I gathered, the only way up river was by ferry or a very windy and hilly road.

The next day was spent just cruising on up river and we virtually had the boat to ourselves, with just a few other passengers. There was a road trip organised out for the day, visiting a couple of places with more port and some lunch but having been on the road now for almost 7 weeks, Hil and I opted to stay on board and relax the day away. Here are some of the striking views we encountered during that day.















 
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