Friday, July 3, 2026

I slept 6.53 hours, checked in to 7 places, took 33 photos, wrote 1 microblog, and walked 4.86 miles. I was in Porto District and Porto, Portugal.

4:00 am

Woke up after sleeping 6.53 hours

6:32 am

Checked in at Pestana Palácio do Freixo, Porto District, Portugal

7:46 am

Grabbed a quick lunch in this palace before going on a boat tour

8:02 am

Went for a 0.22 mile walk

8:09 am

Checked in at Marina do Freixo, Porto, Portugal

8:44 am

Under the Ponte do Freixo

8:47 am

Getting a pour of some bubbly Vinho Verde

8:50 am

Bridges of Porto. The middle one was designed by Gustave Eiffel.

8:57 am

Kids and tags from the Douro River

8:58 am

Riverside homes in Porto

9:02 am

Vila Nova de Gaia

9:03 am

Ponte Luís I from the yacht

9:04 am

Yachtin on this Douro River

9:21 am

Another bottle of Vinho Verde

9:28 am

How bout another pour

9:31 am

The mouth of the Douro

9:34 am

Douro Lighthouse

9:37 am

Foz kids hang and jump off the wall into the Douro

9:41 am

Snack boy

9:41 am

Heading back up the Douro river

9:43 am

Ponte da Arrábida

9:49 am

Riverside homes, tags, and a fun mural

9:49 am

Erecting the Ponte Ferreirinha

9:49 am

Juxtapositions of time

9:54 am

Vila Nova de Gaia from the Douro

10:01 am

The Monastery of Serra do Pilar

10:06 am

Heading back towards Ponte Maria Pia

10:11 am

A tawny to wrap up the ride

10:14 am

Ruins and beaches

10:25 am

Look at this Fiat boat, haha

10:54 am

We’ve been taking a lot of Bolt rides in Portugal. The EV game is incredible around these parts. China, Spain, and Germany are producing some seriously cool cars that we don’t get in the US.

11:06 am

Checked in at The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

1:35 pm

Checked in at DeCastro Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

2:06 pm

This tomato tart was very good

2:21 pm

Minhota style Codfish. Very tasty.

3:35 pm

Checked in at Porto Cruz, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

3:36 pm

Grabbing a Grapefruit port cocktail on the Porto Cruz rooftop (and watching some more World Cup)

3:51 pm

Australia vs Egypt on the Porto Cruz rooftop

3:58 pm

One last look of the iconic bridge before heading to bed

3:58 pm

One last sunset over the Douro

4:03 pm

Holy Sardines

4:11 pm

Checked in at Portuguese Sardine, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

4:48 pm

Checked in at The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

5:31 pm

Fell asleep

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