Wife Sue and I had a tandem cycling trip to Portugal that was hosted by Santana Tandem Adventures.  The trip had us river cruising down the Douro River; starting in Porto.  We’ve been on over a dozen Santana trips and the river cruises are always our favorites.  No packing/unpacking with plenty of ride options, culture and fellow tandem couples.  We met our Kansas City tandeming friends on the trip along with approximately 120 fellow cruisers/bikers.  Over the years, Santana has adapted to more ebikes and fewer tandems; with the ratio now about 60:40.  Years back, there were only a couple single bikes and all tandems.  

The Portuguese really made good use of the hills; terracing them for their vineyards which made for harvesting all by hand.  We visited two wineries where they still stomp grapes ‘by foot’ a.k.a. Lucille Ball style.  Our last night on the cruise had us entertained by a local dance troupe dressed in traditional Portuguese attire performing for us on the ship.  We really enjoyed this trip as it was ’sized’ just right with plenty of riding opportunities and great remote cycling roads.