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End of a Trip
I have very much enjoyed following along with you on your amazing journey through Portugal Brendan. It seems like you had an amazing adventure, with great sightseeing, company and food. What more could one wish for?! Sorry to read that your last day was more stressful than it should have been, that can't have been nice and would have gotten me rather stressed too. Glad the wine helped you to relax, and I imagine you still have the very fond memories to look back on. Ah, the Galapagos! I'm really looking forward to reading about your travels there - I had just an amazing time there in the summer of 2019. Very very magical islands 😊

Drinking and Dining
I can see you are coming to the end of your trip. I feel a mix of moods at the end of my trips - sad, tired, but also looking forward to going home again. I'm with you on buying the steak knives - I sometimes see something on my travels which is a bit out of my price range, but I feel so glad once I've bought it. I'm sure you will treasure the knives for a long time, indeed as memories more than souvenirs.

Portugal is a great memory!
I'm so glad we flexed our ability to cancel reservations and head to Coimbra. What a lovely town it turned out to be. The sunset over the city was special. I'm glad we took in the the library before leaving. It was a treasure. Nazarre was worth a stop. Oh... the sad memories of Obidos and your last night. Flat tires never happen at a good time. It was a joy being with travel Brenno once again.! MJ

There is always more!!
Dave here.....great times my friend!

Deep in the Heart of Portugal
I have just looked at a map, and it seems the Douro River cruise really took you deep into the heart of Portugal at Castelo Rodrigo. It looks amazing. I also prefer visiting places without headsets and histories - I prefer feeling, sensing, smelling places. Lol - I thought for a short moment there that when you said a Viking ship pulled alongside you, you were going to get marauded by big, bearded blokes with axes - I'm glad you weren't!

Knives
How did you manage to get your knives home? I guess for you they are tools of trade, but some may regard them as weapons. Any issues with US Customs?

Amazing Food and Wine
It looks as though you are in your element here, Brendan - travelling, and being surrounded by amazing food and drink. How nice it must be to be on the receiving end of the food, and I imagine it would also have inspired your work back home. Travel is indeed an amazing form of education 😊

Appreciate
Excellent work

Oh The Soups
They were grand.

Drinking and dining....dining and drinking
Dave here.....another great blog to remind of a fine time!!