Too Ambitious

Itinerary Rio Guadiana.  Borders Spain & Portugal.  We hope to have time to spend a few days exploring rural towns that dot this navigable waterway.  As long as we can get under that bridge near Ayamonte though….

 

A little too much shopping, dining out and touristico-ing has left us a little behind schedule, so the Motley Crew decided not to take on the Rio Guadiana this time and head straight for Faro, our first stop in Portugal.  Besides, there is a plan afoot to take a couple of days in Lisbon leaving the Cap’n behind to attend to boat duties.  Strangely, he seems to be rather happy about that…..

Pump Stations for irrigation along the river

Here are a few photos taken along the Rio Guadalquivir from inland Seville to coastal Bonanza, a distance of 55nm (6-7hrs).  With a strong river current we were able to ride the tide all the way doing at times 9 knots.  Whoo Hoooooo! 



Darth Vader of the River - fishing boats air nets

Challenged to a race upriver - they nearly won!!

ICW memories along 55nm of river

Stork nests decorate an otherwise horizontal landscape