The Camino de Invierno
Garganta de Sil
Wednesday 1st May 2019
| I have done the boat trip down the Sil river twice before, but it is so enjoyable I wanted to do it again as the weather was very good. There are in fact two boat trips you can do; the Sil, from Doade which is close to Monforte and the Miño from Belesar, which is slightly further away. I elected to do the Sil again, going on the 4 p.m. sailing. The boat trip goes for 13 km down the River Sil and back again, and lasts 2 hours. |
| Since my Spanish language ability is so poor, I had anticipated my negotiations with a taxi driver to take me to Doade, and to pick me up again at 6-15 p.m. when the trip finished by getting the receptionist at the Parador to write out instructions! last time I did the trip from Doade I got a taxi there but could not get one back, and had to rely on the good nature of a man and his wife from Madrid to give me a lift. Once bitten twice shy! |
The boat trip is very reasonably priced at 5 euro for over 65's; it is the
cost of the taxi there and back that makes it expensive.
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