Douro River, Portugal Cruising 2018

Arriving at Vega Terron Wharf, Spain	Our Cabin aboard the Douro Serenity	Dining Room on the Douro Serenity	The Agueda River joins the Douro River to form the border between Spain and Portugal	View of the Agueda River from Our Cabin
Sailing on the Douro River	Docking in Barca D' Alva, Portugal	Ponte (Bridge) Rodovi ria de Barca d'Alva	Outside our window in Barca d'Alva	Azulejo tiles on Barca d'Alva Train Station
Morning in Barca d'Alva, Portugal	Round buildings (Dovecotes) were used to house pigeons in Medieval Portugal	Olive trees, vineyards, and dovecotes in rural Portugal	Agueda Valley, Portugal	A cork oak tree (Portugal produces about half the world's commercial cork)
Olive farming on terraces in Portugal	Cruising on the Douro River in Portugal	Pocinho Dam (1st dam sailing downstream) was 4th dam built on the Douro River (1978-83)	On the Sun Deck of the Douro Serenity	Pocinho Lock is 278 ft long and has a 66 ft drop in water level
Leaving Pocinho Lock on the Douro River	A narrow point in the Douro River	Quinta do Vesuvio is a wine estate on the Douro River	Ship's chef demonstration of making traditional Portuguese egg pastry (pasteis de nata)	Valeira Dam (2nd downstream) was built between 1971 and 1976
Valeira Lock is 278 ft long and has a 105 ft drop in water level	Captain Paulo Jesus on the Bridge of the Douro Serenity	Douro Serenity going down in Valeira Lock	Inside Valeira Lock	A gasket in Valeira Lock sprung a leak and delayed transit
Leaving Valeira Lock	Docked in Pinhao, Portugal overnight	The lights of Pinhao, Portugal	Vendor setting up shop outside our cabin in Pinhao, Portugal	Roman Bridge across the Pinhao River in Portugal
The Pinhao River flows into the Douro River	Pinhao, Portugal	Bagauste Dam (3rd downstream) was built between 1967 and 1973	Bagauste Lock has a 115 ft drop in water level	Varosa Bridge is 90m high above the Douro River
Waterfowl on the Douro River	Nova Bridge and Velha Bridge on the Douro River	Looking back at Velha, Nova, and Varosa Bridges on the Douro River	Sandaman Wine Logo overlooking Douro River	'Alto da Escrita' presenting Portuguese Folklore Show
Passengers as part of the Portuguese Folklore Show	Onboard the Douro Serenity with Rosann, Grace, Norm, and Jim	Douro Serenity sandwiched between two other ships at Regua, Portugal dock	The Dock at Regua, Portugal	Leaving Regua, Portugal
Vineyards along the Douro River, Portugal	Village along the Douro River, Portugal	Making the most of all your land on the Douro River, Portugal	Baiao, Portugal	Tea Time on the Douro Serenity
Carrapatelo Dam was the first dam built (1964-71) on the Douro River	Carrapatelo Lock is one of the highest in the world at 115 ft	Norm watching water from Carrapatelo Lock	Looking back at Carrapatelo Lock	Douro River channel narrows
Impressive statue of Christ along the Douro River	Dinner with Jim, Grace, Ron, and Carol on the Douro Serenity	Moon over Entre-os-Rios, Portugal	Sunrise on the Douro River, Portugal	Crestuma-Lever (5th & final downstream) Dam was the last dam built on the Douro River (1978-85)
Crestuma-Lever Lock is 39 ft wide and has a 13 ft water drop	Crestuma-Lever Lock gates open like a book	Three Bridges over the Douro River	Maria Pia Bridge was built in 1877 and is attributed to Gustave Eiffel	Sailing into Porto, Portugal
Rowing on the Douro River near Porto, Portugal	Gaia, Portugal is on the bank of the Douro River opposite Porto, Portugal	Porto, Portugal	Porto, Portugal	Parish Church of Massarelos (1776) in Porto, Portugal
Arribida Bridge is near the mouth of the Douro River	Lattice work on Arribida Bridge between Porto and Gaia, Portugal	Mouth of the Douro River and the Atlantic Ocean	Portuguese student 'Tuna Band' performing on Douro Serenity	'Tuna Band' members display seals and shields from cities and countries where they have performed
Susan wearing 'tuna band cloak'	Grace, Susan, Rueben (waiter), and Ron on the Douro Serenity	Alberto (waiter), Susan, Bill, and Rueben (waiter) on the Douro Serenity	River cruise ships docked in Gaia, Portugal across the Douro River from Porto	Rabelo boats docked in Gaia waiting for tourists
View of Dom Luis I Bridge from Water Taxi on the Douro River	Sandeman Winery on the dock Gaia, Portugal	Rabelo Boats now used for tourists in Gaia, Portugal	Douro Serenity docked in Gaia, Portugal	Boarding Douro Serenity for the last time in Gaia, Portugal
Leaving the Douro River at Sunrise