Porto Day 2

Woke up but thought we were still in Scotland as a light drizzle was happening. No tea or coffee in the apartment so searched for a supermarket first thing to get some supplies and then think about breakfast but we got two for one at Pingo Doce supermarket getting supplies and doing a stand up breakfast with coffee, chicken and salad roll and the obligatory Portuguese tart. After taking our supplies home we headed down to the meeting point for our three hour E-bike ride around Porto with Miguel, our guide. The sky had cleared and we had a great time getting the lay of the land on the bikes. Dropping the bikes off we walked across Ponte Luis 1 bridge to Gaia, the other side of the Douro to Porto where the port cellars are. Had lunch off the main riverfront strip in a tapas bar, then crossed back over to wander around the beautiful (if hilly) city of Porto with life oozing out of it around every corner. Picked up our Camino passport at Porto Cathedral and hoofed it home, with me stopping off for a cerveza or two to write the blog and Debbie heading back to the apartment for a rest.Read more