Tuesday 11th October: Home day. Today was slated to be a home day doing my research but I did take a morning walk before putting in a couple of hours in front of the laptop.

Monday 10th October: Open Top Bus day. There was a public holiday in the USA and Canada today and, not surprisingly, trading market action was pretty slow. It was another spectacular day here after the fog lifted though and so I thought that I should make the most of it whilst it lasts as rain … More Monday: Open Top Bus day.

Sunday 9th October: Cathedral Mass and tour to Aveiro. The fog was thick this morning and so I didn’t get out until almost 9 am. I didn’t dally though as I wanted to be home in time to do some chores before catching 11 am Mass at the Cathedral. I was only a few minutes … More Sunday tour to Aveiro

Friday 7th: This was a quiet day of just a morning walk and trading but I did go downstairs for dinner which proved to be most enjoyable. The venue, Dalva, was right beside the apartment block and I’d highly recommend them.

Wednesday Oct 5th: Day 4 My morning started at 4am and so it proved to be a long day. I ventured along the Douro for my morning walk and as today was a public holiday there was less car traffic but many more MAMILs on the road.

Porto, Portugal Monday 3rd October: My first full day: I managed to sleep through until 4 am which was an achievement and even scored a bit more sleep after making some calls to the folk at home. My morning walk didn’t get underway until about 8.30 am but the streets were still pretty deserted even … More My first two full days.

Sunday, October 2nd Apartment: https://www.vrbo.com/1501528ha I finally made it to my apartment in Porto, Portugal after 3 flights and 36 hours of travel. The taxi trip from the airport was about 15 minutes but slowed to a crawl once we reached the single lane touristy area along the street where I would be staying. I … More Day 1: I made it after 36 hours!