Just thought that I would do a quick post on what has been going on so far. Friday afternoon we roamed around the city and went to hear Fado at Cafe Luso that evening. It was a bit touristy but very enjoyable. After having the long flight over we still managed to stay up until about 2am the following morning, so we got a very late start on Saturday. Before boarding that evening we did a tour of Lisbon and Belem. Boy is this place like San Francisco or what? Rained off and on all day, but managed to see a lot of the city. Never made it to Sintra as planned due to the weather, so we will just have to come back some day. Sunday was sunny, so we spent a very enjoyable day roaming around. Went to the Praca do Comercio then hopped on tram 15 to Praca Figueira and then went on trams 12 amd 28 all around the Alfama. Had some drinks at the Largo Porto del Sol with a beautiful view of the city and the Tagus. I then hiked up to the Castelo Sao Jorge for the views across the city and it was fabulous. Last night we set sail for Oporto and sailed under the 25 de Abril bridge and past the monuments of Belem. It was breathtaking. Right behind us was the Wind Surf with her 4 masts sailing under the bridge and it was quite a site. Last night was formal night and the weather got a bit rough as we headed north into the Atlantic for Oporto. The ship was really rolling, so we did not have many that made it to dinner or the show. This morning we are waiting outside of the port which has been closed due to heavy fog. We have been drifting for about 2 hours and will get in when the fog burns off.

Love the ship. It is very different from the Silver Whisper. I have to laugh when they refer the the Whisper and the Shadow as the "Big" ships.

More later.