Tuesday April 9 Salamanca to Vega de Terron.
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| Salamanca street scene |
We check out of our hotel in Madrid and drive to “The Golden City” of Salamanca which dates back to 220 B.C. The sandstone used in construction gives the buildings the golden color. Unfortunately it rains hard as we approach the city. So our tour of the Cathedral, the Plaza Mayor and the the house of shells starts in the cold rain and finishes in the sun.
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| House of shells |
We walk through the University which was founded in 1134 and given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and the third oldest university in the entire world still in operation. We finish our visit with a paella lunch at the 5 star Alameda Palace Hotel in the center of the city.
We are then off to meet our ship the Ama Vida at Vega de Terron on the Douro River. The ship was built in Portugal in 2013 and is 260 feet long and 37 feet wide. There is a crew of 30 to perform all the duties for the 102 passengers. We have 4 wineries on board from the Dry Creek Valley: Collier Falls, Quivera, Pasterick and West Wines. We are invited to dinner with the captain and enjoy our first night on the ship.
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| Ama Vida at Vega de Terron on the Douro River |
We are then off to meet our ship the Ama Vida at Vega de Terron on the Douro River. The ship was built in Portugal in 2013 and is 260 feet long and 37 feet wide. There is a crew of 30 to perform all the duties for the 102 passengers. We have 4 wineries on board from the Dry Creek Valley: Collier Falls, Quivera, Pasterick and West Wines. We are invited to dinner with the captain and enjoy our first night on the ship.
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