The course planner (me) came up with a clockwise route which would take in the Baixa and Alfama neighbourhoods of Lisbon.  The terrain description (provided by Google Maps) was “mostly flat”.  Not sure when or if they last visited here?  The control descriptions came straight from the Condes building.  As this is shared with a […]

Porto is all about the river.  The Douro snakes its way through a steep sided valley, under 6 bridges.  The old town of Porto is on the north bank, while the port wine making centre of Gaia is on the south side.  Away from the waterfront on both sides, the terrain rises rapidly. Our ship […]