Day 1: Porto

Landed in Porto at 10:30 am. Slept most of the plane ride. We all met up from our various flights at the airport. Cathy and Elizabeth had 24 hours in Amsterdam & Louise Raleigh to EWR to Porto. So happy to see my Louise. I saw her in the passport control line and had to duck under to go hug her 🤗 We got our luggage and made our way to our hotel. Too early to check into hotel, but we were able to leave our luggage. Took an Uber to Benamôr 1925 the perfume store I sorely regretted not purchasing their bestseller Verbena scent from in April ‘24. Lunch at our fave on the main walking street— great people watching. I was starving and needed protein so got a burger & Coke Zero 💯. We were pretty exhausted, but forced ourselves to keep moving. Louise & I wanted to visit the gorgeous clothing store that we did not have enough time in last year - exquisite clothing. The fabrics are just beautiful. A few of us decided to walk the world’s largest pedestrian suspension bridge. It was quite a hill to get there, but worth it once we got to actually walk the bridge. Incredible view of the city. After that came back to hotel- got into our rooms, showered, etc. Met up for dinner - went to a wonderful seafood spot on the River. Had sea bass with a traditional fish roe side thing. Delish. Found gelato on our walk home and visited the incredible Porto train station. Surprisingly, did not get to bed till 11 pm. Slept till 7 and now getting myself up for walk day 1. We depart at 9 to start our 9 mile walk. 🙌Read more