We've decided, after reading lots of tips on Web sites like Trip Advisor, to 'wing it' in Vigo. The town sounds like a good place to walk, see the sites, taste the food (and try the wine :)) and just explore on our own. So I've printed several suggested walks that include the beautiful beach area and all uphill walks in the city. As long as my knees hold out, we should see what we want to see and be able to return to the ship on foot. An intriguing piece of information is that Spanish if not the first language in all of Spain - we knew about Barcelona and Catalonia from previous trips, but not about the regions of northern and coastal Spain. Vigo is in Galacia and, therefore, has two languages - Galacian and Spanish.
In Ponta Delgado, Azores, a private taxi will take us on a tour of the island including the beautiful mountain lakes and sights in the city of 29,000. The islands are part of Portugal, so I'll get to use the few Portugese words that I learned when I was in Rio some years ago :)
The countdown is on. Since we have 2 wonderful events prior to leaving (the Bar Mitzvah of our grandson Max and a visit from our dear friends Phyllis and Bernie), I know that the time will fly and we'll be boarding our plane to Chicago (see first post for explanation) soon!
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