September 22: Visit to Afurada from Porto, Portugal

Visit to Afurada

(We discovered this morning that we get free breakfasts with our room.... Took us long enough to figure that out.)

Dave and I took the ferry across the Douro River to the fishing village of Afurada. 

Afurada is experiencing a population boom and I can understand why. We went for a long stroll on the beach boulevard. It was beautiful and the weather was perfect.

Communal Laundry Drying Rack

For Eric Bartlett

Then we treated ourselves to a fresh seafood meal. I had sardines right off the outside grill, Dave had prawns. Yum

Look, Dad, brain food

Back to Porto and the hotel. I decided that I wanted to climb the 240 stairs in the Torre dos Clerigo, Dave wasn't interested. I walk to the tower (40 minutes).

It cost 5 Euro and, man, what a circus... Narrow, steep, winding staircase, people going up and down.... Eeeek

Still very beautiful

I returned to the Hotel via the 200 bus, going in the correct direction. Yippee.