Day 6…….7 Sep  SINTRA  day trip no 2 , the reverse of yesterday 

Day 8.......9 Sep   Lisbon check in for the tour - time to don the name tags 

Day 7…….8 Sep   Lisbon check out day from the apartment and heading to the 

Day 9 .....10 Sep   Lisbon - day tour with the rest of the group 

Day 10......11 Sep Lisbon free day - options if we missed something we want to visit 

Day 11......12 Sep Lisbon to Porto - early up, get on the bus and lets go people the boat awaits - welcome dinner for all guests 

Day 12......13 Sep Porto - on the Duoro enjoying a little pampering and a wine or two , whilst learning key portuguese phrases 

Day 13.....14 Sep  Vega devTerron to Castelo Rodrigo village by bus 

Day 14.....15 Sep  Salamanca , Spain - Flamenco dancers and lunch , then to the border of the douro Barca d Alva

Day 15.....16 Sep  Cruisin past Pinhao to regua  and seeing a local Qunita for views over the douro valley and then port , then a tour of regua and the douro museum 

Day 16.....17 Sep The gardens and  palace of Mateus , and hopefully the owner ,,count of Vila Real.  Rose here I come  - then Entr-os-Rios township exploring.

Day 17.....18 Sep  travel back to Vila Nova de Gaia - explore Porto and more port and free roaming sights 

Day 18.....19 Sep  up and disembark by 9am our time to say goodbye to our luxury boat cabin and be picked up by our friends Vitor and Gisella for a drive up north for a night in the mountains  

Day 19..... 20 Sep  Vitor and Gisella's family meet and greet and see where they live 

Day 20.....21 Sep  Same as yesterday and no doubt more seafood and the beach 

Day 21.....22 Sep  ditto 

Day 22.....23 Sep  off to the airport at Lisbon for our 9pm flight .

Day 23.....23 Sep somewhere between Lisbon and Dubai 

Day 24.....24 Sep Dubai and sydney 

Day 25.....25 Sep Sydney to Canberra