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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
From Sea to Shining Sea...
Well, for all those non-believers, we finally made it to Portugal!That´s right. Ever since Rome (er...almost 2 weeks ago, I think. I can´t remember?) we´ve been on a mythical journey for the shining lands and coasts of Portugal. This was the journey that took us to Munich, Nice, Barcelona, and a million places in between, but we finally made it. Now we relax in the sun for a few days, before I made a mad dash North, in order to make it to Norway for the 7th of August.
With a name like Porto, the local town can only really be known for two things. It´s fantastic views of the water, and the great port-wine that it makes. (Man, do I sound like a tour guide, or what!) We spent the afternoon trecking up and down the steep hills on the other side of the river visiting a bunch of different little port vinyards. After 2 glasses at each stop, the walk home took considerably less time than the walk there, even if it wasn´t quite in a strait line. Not sure what the plan is for tomorrow, but I think I´m ready to head to less sunburn-inducing weather. My poor freckles are going nuts!
Hope things at home are going well for everyone. Yes, Jordon, the cat normally does spaz, and just feed the fish whenever you like. (no time left for a real email) Talk to you all soon. And come on people, send the addresses! I really do want to send postcards! It gives me something to do on my crazy 27 hour train ride I have coming up. Talk to you all later!
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Location: Oporto, Portugal
Wearing: Black capris, green golf t
Day's Activities: Drank, walked, drank, sniffed wine, drank more, watched kids jump off the main bridge into the water (very long fall), went on internet
Thing you miss: Normal temperatures
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Jody at 5:45 PM