Greetings! We have made it to Spain, but I’m going to catch up on scenes from Portugal. Last time we “spoke”, we were in Porto, Portugal. This is a beautiful old town, with very modern additions, so some of the photos may show the old and new together. We spent two nights at the Hotel … Continue reading Testing the Port in Porto
May 7 - 9: Just a quick note to let you know we’re all fine… We’ve had a couple of long days, some mechanical issues, and weak internet. You know, this isn’t all fun and games: we have daily navigators meetings, and here’s a sample of images from one meeting: And, thanks to the Griesses, … Continue reading Fun and Games in Portugal
May 7: Model A'ers like to eat, so here's a sample of what we've had so far here in Portugal. (Photo credits, Padgett, Bill Sebenski and Burbank): But it's not all fun: Terri Padgett caught a couple of mechanics at work: And Katherine Bard caught the blogger at work: Tomorrow, I'll show you a … Continue reading Portugal Food and Fun
May 4: We’ve had a couple of long touring days, as you will see, so I’ll try to catch up now. Here are some pix taken by the Jensens and Terri Padgett at the warehouse yesterday, when we picked up our cars, and our first gasoline purchase: We all had spare time to tour Sintra … Continue reading So Many Sights, So Little Time in Portugal
Tour participants have been arriving in Lisbon for the last few days, each of us doing our “own” thing! Here's a favorite image of Lisbon by night: the Statue of the Marques de Pombal: And here's a favorite image of Lisbon by day: Castelo de Sao Jorge On May 3rd, Carla and Robert rounded us … Continue reading We Made It to Portugal!
Our Model A's are sailing to Portugal...
A great read about the pre-MATC Europe Tour in 1998. Author Keith Smith describes why it was and wasn't a "Once in a lifetime tour"
Photo Slideshow from our 2016 Lost Coast Tour where we enjoyed the twists and turns of the Pacific Coast Highway, the beautiful Redwoods, and the obscure Lost Coast.
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