On this tour we went many of the same places we saw on the catamaran trip with caves and the cliffs. What a difference it makes seeing the sites from the opposite perspective. First stop, the Porch Pottery which actually gets their fired...
Our next destination was Porto for Bill's Birthday on November 20. Porto is the birthplace of port wine and only wine made in this region can be sold as port. The wine is made in the Douro Valley and historically transferred by boat...
The first trip we went on after settling down in Portimao was to the Algarve Coast and Caves. The trip that we arranged was on a small hard bottom boat, Bill was sick that day and the trip had to be rescheduled. The...
Arrival We arrived in Portimao, Portugal on October 8 and were extremely pleased with our accommodations (another successful Air BNB find). We have a side balcony with a view of the Atlantic Ocean and the extremely large Praia da Rocha (Rock Beach). We immediately...