Larz

Hello,
Has anyone done any kayaking in the Mondego River, in Coimbra? Any other outdoor(e.g., mountain bikes)activities you recommend?
Also, how is the Montemor-O-Velho castle, just west of Coimbra?
Thanks.

crefloors

From the title of your post, all I could think about was, well if you made it to Portugal in a kayak you'd probably be featured on the National Geographic Channel.

Betsy

Great minds, crefloors. I was thinking the same thing. Could visualize Larz leaving the NY harbor paddling as hard as he could!

LoveItaly

Hi Larz, sorry for being silly but I too had the same thought as crefloors and Betsy. And since I have a family member that recently went to work for a company that is involved with filming adventure travels I thought "oh, this is a good subject".

Anyway, I have nothing informative to advise you about so excuse my post. But I sure want to wish you a beautiful time in Portugal. And hopefully someone here on Fodor's will have some information you can use. But if not I would try some other websites as I do not think to many people here on Fodor's are into kayaking. Take care.

Larz

Thanks for the feedback. Whilst I do enjoy kayaking, to do so across the Atlantic ocean is a bit beyond my desire and ability! Actually, there is an organization that leads kayaking trips down the Mondego River, leaving from a spot about 15 miles north of Coimbra. We'll see when we get there. Any particular sights you recommend in Coimbra or Evora? Conimbriga sounds pretty amazing.
Thanks.

LoveItaly

Hi Larz, again I have no knowledge of Portugal except to say that everyone I have know that has visited Portugal, including several friends in Italy, come home raving about Portugal, the country and the people.

Thanks for being such a good sport with our teasing!! And have a beautiful time in Portugal. Hope you can file a trip report.