Douro river trip and anchorage

 


We left Douro marina and had another trip up the river before anchoring for the night to show number 1 a unique view of Porto. Cook and number 1 rock, paper, scissored to be  helmsman for leaving the marina. Cook won. First time I have let someone else drive my boat, I was a bit twitchy. This is me when first asked if they could drive the boat.

In the end the conditions were very calm and all went well.

We anchored for the night, had a lovely fish supper, with Jenny's ratatouille, all to another beautiful sunset. The anchor held in 3 knots of tide and 0.8 metres of water. The water flowing past the boat disturbed the cook's sleep in the front cabin. Couldn't hear a thing in the back. We've have learned to lift the ladder at night to stop the tap, tap, tapping.

The cook and number 1 wanted to go ashore for a last look at Porto. I didn't want to leave the boat in a 3 knot tidal stream so I took them ashore and then stayed on board. It was a bit hairy trying to get ashore.







They had a lovely time without me and number 1 got to see the centre of Porto. Next morning onwards to Lisbon, see if we can catch up with Jo & Neil.

Note for next visit: River Doura is a bit crazy during a spring tide.















Comments

  1. Anonymous30 September 2023 at 08:48

    Looks amazing guys. Loving watching your adventures x

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  2. Anonymous30 September 2023 at 13:39

    Amazing stuff! So glad No 1 got to visit the centre of Porto too, fabulous photos and videos. You’re all really getting the hang of this 😅. No1’s turn next to take the helm 🙌❤️

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  3. Anonymous5 October 2023 at 08:02

    Looks fab! Safe travels 😊

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