Porto...

But back to Porto. A wee while ago. It´s an amazing city, beautiful in its run-downness... If that makes sense. We had a good old wander and can´t understand why the people aren´t all obese given the number of tempting patisseries.
Visited the Calem Port "Cave" or cellar too (on the other side of the river - Gaia seems in a less decaying state than Porto), and learnt lots about port on a quick tour. We didn´t even know white port existed... 3 drunk brits (well, 2 drunk & 1 driver) were on the tour as well - they were in Porto to build a massive tidal electricity project. Apparently it´d been raining for weeks. We were lucky not to be flooded out of our tent in fact. Our "cleverly" chosen spot (chosen for shade from sun, not rain) turned out to be firmer ground that for those around us. It was still pouring when we left. It was a quick pack-up, trying to keep as much dry as possible...

But back to the drink, and the port was another local beverage ticked off the list of The Steve Farrar Drink Challenge. Joanna tried to join in, as the picture show, but only managed a sniff of the port before definitely deciding once and for all port just isn´t gin and tonic!


Later, we added another drink to the list - Vino Verde. Another Portugese drink which is a young green wine ... and here´s the proof!