Our Douro River cruise continues to be enjoyable despite the light rain or sprinkles. After dinner on the night we boarded the captain took us for a 1 hour night cruise to view Porto all lit up. The rain had stopped and the view was spectacular. The bus ride from Lisbon to Porto had a 2 1/2 hour stop in Fatima and everyone agreed that the stop was 2 1/4 hours too long unless you are a devout Catholic. We did find a local restaurant (nobody there spoke English) and had a good inexpensive lunch. Day 2 we went to Regua & Lamego where we had a tasting of local sparkling wine, smoked ham & sausage and stuffed bread. The evening entertainment was a Portuguese Fado show which got really lively. The bartenders sensed that our crowd was lively and they got ladies out dancing and, at the end, there was a conga line with everyone. It was a blast.
Day 3 was a stop at Pinhao with a bus ride up the steep & narrow single lane road to the Sandeman winery, Quinta Siexe. The entire afternoon was spent sailing to the Spanish border for the following day's visit to Salamanca. The after dinner entertainment was a Spanish Flamenco show.