8.10am and we were on our way. Not that early but early enough for us. Parking was hard in Lisbon so we needed to be gone before the inspectors started on their rounds. Quick crappy breakfast and out the door for the last long haul in Portugal. Well when I say long haul I mean 300 k's, just down the road really. I did most of the driving with my own thoughts as Jac slept away the journey. I sat under the speed limit to try and save fuel. The stupid hire car mob w...

Well they banged their drums and played their flute late but that was all we heard of the commune. It was an experience but it really didn't affect us in any way. And let's face it, we don't want to stay in hotel chains all the way. But anyway we filled up on muesli and toast and headed the short distance into Lisbon. Once again it was a pain trying to get where we needed with all the one ways. But eventually it was sorted and we checked into our hostel with a sm...

Today started very unPortugal like with rain pouring down. As a result we took it easy and had a very relaxed breakfast. After a great sleep it was a nice way to start the day. Jac had a Skype with her mum during brekky and then we went up stairs to finish packing. By the time we had loaded the car the rain had stopped and the sun was starting to show it's face. So we set off back up the top of the hill where we were going to take in Pena Palace & park. At th...

Up early today so we loaded the car then made our way out of Porto along the river. Then we joined the freeway to head south to our next stop. It took a little while for me to sit on the speed limit of 120 kmh as there is just so much happening when your driving on the incorrect side. But eventually I got used to it and settled in for the 330 k's ahead of us. Once again the sun was shining and it was a beautiful 16 degs. The drive was lovely and we noticed that a...

Our second day in Portugal was better than the first. We had a bit of a sleep in then headed out looking for a feed. We found a nice bakery so after fresh bread and oj we stepped out to enjoy the sun. With Jac still suffering and the air warm we decided the best way to see the sites was a hop on hop off bus tour. So we grabbed some tickets, found our bus and headed up stairs to enjoy the views of Porto. The city is built on steep hills which gives it a lot of it'...