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Feb 27 / 2:34am

Weekend in Oporto

                                   
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A rainy February weekend away in Oporto, northern Portugal.

Flew with Ryanair for the first time. Very cheap ticket, leaving some $$ to splurge on a great hotel, the Hotel Infante de Sagres in Oporto.

As expected, it rained the whole weekend, but it wasn´t really a problem (well, except for having cold, wet feet the whole time).

The gastronimic discovery of the weekend was Bacalhau a Braga : Fried, breaded bacalao, covered with sauteed onions, green peppers and garlic. All served on a bed of fried potatoes. Yum. Warms you up all the way down to your soggy socks.

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Feb 26 / 11:15am

Getting ready for a rainy weekend in Oporto

 

Heading off to Oporto for the weekend. I'm hoping the yummy food will make up for the horrible weather.

Porto

 
Day Weather Max. Day Temperature
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Fri Night weather
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Heavy Rain

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Sat Day weather
Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

 17C 63F 10C 50F South South Easterly27mph 43km/h 80% 983mb Good
Sun Day weather
Heavy Rain Shower

Heavy Rain Shower

 14C 57F 8C 46F South South Westerly13mph 21km/h 74% 1006mb Good
Mon Day weather
Sunny

Sunny

 14C 57F 9C 48F Southerly11mph 18km/h 66% 1017mb Good
Tue Day weather
Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

 14C 57F 9C 48F South South Easterly23mph 37km/h 72% 1005mb Good

Last updated at 07:35, Friday 26 February

 
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Oct 24 / 9:39am

After a long day in the (Dutch) rain

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Aug 25 / 1:52pm

Last Lanzarote white

With this Mozaga Malvasía Seca, we finish up the last night in Fuerteventura.

Steve

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Posted from La Oliva, Spain

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Aug 21 / 5:59am

Lanzarote, day 2

Last day on Lanzarote. After a visit to Arrecife, the island's capital, we spent the rest of the day geologically. Lots of lava flows - spectacular landscapes.

                           
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Aug 20 / 2:49pm

Yaiza, night on the town

Dinner in Yaiza at La Casona de Yaiza. Another fine Lanzarote white wine - this one a Stratvs Malvosía seco. Dessert was a chocolate volcano with red berries. Yum!

           
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Aug 20 / 12:46pm

Playa Papagayo

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Aug 20 / 12:22pm

Home of Lanzarote wines

We're staying in Yaiza, home of one of the Lanzarote wines you can see in an earlier post. So, how do you grow grapes on an arid, windswept rock off the coast of Africa? Well, you build a wall to shelter each plant from the wind, and you cover the soil with lava pumice gravel to hold in the moisture.

 It works. The wines are great!

Steve

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Posted from Yaiza, Spain

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Aug 20 / 11:15am

Jameos del Agua, Lanzarote

We caught a ferry to come visit Lanzarote for a couple days. It's slightly less arid, with prettier towns, but definitely outclassed by Fuerteventura in quantity and quality of beaches. Below, a volcanic lava tunnel converted into a little bit of paradise - this was the work of Cesar Manrique, famous Lanzarote artist.

Steve

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Posted from Haría, Spain

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Aug 19 / 11:51am

Fresh fish in Ajuy

Spent the day yesterday driving around the island, discovering new beaches. We stopped in Ajuy for a swim and lunch. Here you have a fine specimen of fried Bocinegra.

Steve

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Posted from Pájara, Spain

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