The Douro River is different than most because the ships are only allowed to move during the day. A safety thing I assume, and of course because of the locks. This is the Carrapatelo Lock which is especially high. We quite enjoy watching how it all works.
When we leave the lock the crew has to lower the sundeck roof because the bridge right after is too low.
James and I are wandering around on the ship a bit and try places out and sit outside in front of the lounge for a while too.
In the lounge everybody's unfired tile is on display.
Our room has a very large sliding door but the rooms do not have balcony's.
Dinner again is at 7 pm. The starter (my friend Kim might want to know) is mousse of celery, sesame crust.
Next: smoked salmon, served with arugula foam.
Plum and armagnac sorbet.
Then there was a choice. I had grilled red mullet fillet with fennel, served with fish & shrimp broth & fennel roasted potatoes.
White chocolate mousse with red fruit sauce.
Yes, totally too much to put into your tummy especially since we had plenty to eat for lunch.
The onboard entertainment was a Portuguese Folk Dance Group. It was more of a hobby groub instead of professionals. People who want to preserve their heritage and costume. We always enjoy that because we learn much more about the region/country that way.
Wow, may be if we would dance like that our tummies would not feel so overloaded.
But for us it was now time to go too bed. Time to set the alarm for tomorrow morning too. Night, night!
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