Sunday - 29 July 2018

We had a leisurely breakfast of simple bread, jam and fruit, using the bread someone had kindly left for us last night, we suspect as a gift for picking up an advert from the local chandlery. As we have to buy a new shackle tomorrow that all ties in nicely.

We set off into Porto centre mid morning and headed for the church on the hill, whose name escapes me, but from where you can get a panoramic view of the city from on high. It means climbing up the stone steps to the tower but was well worth that and the 45 minute queue. This was the main thing we wanted to do today.

After that we walked down to the water front, via different streets to the route we took yesterday and decided on a riverside restaurant, with a good view across the Douro, for lunch. Chris had roast kid goat, the Sunday special. Steve and I had Francesinha, a Portuguese speciality. The latter is a sandwich, filled with steak and some sort of chorizo type sausage, topped with cheese and cooked in a sauce. I found it ok and pleased I’ve had a local dish, but I won’t be bothering about having it again.

The kid goat was lovely. Chris made the best choice.

After lunch we walked back up the hill to the metro station and said our farewell to Chris, who has to fly home today. It’s been brilliant having him with us this week. Steve and I headed back to the marina to start catching up with the inevitable chores that need to be done.

Distance covered today		0 nautical miles
Trip distance covered	902.7	nautical miles
Distance covered 2018	1623	nautical miles

Tricia (and Steve, and Chris)