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Message: [QUOTE="Ex Nutmegger, post: 4310515, member: 8025"] My late wife and I took a trip along the coasts of Portugal and Spain two years ago on the MV Clio owned and operated by Overseas Adventure Travel. We also stopped for a day in Gibraltar, which turned out to be very interesting. The Clio is a converted super super yacht - 328 feet long, 82 passengers and a crew of 62(do that math). The shore Excursions were in small groups and involved reasonable walking with good footing. We visited all the important coastal towns of both countries as well as going up the river to Seville which our small ship(big boat) allowed. I mention this trip because I am aware that many Boneyarders are approaching their sunset years and physical effort can be tough. We had taken eight previous trips with OAT which included scrambling around Machu Picchu and climbing the 340 steps up to the entrance to the Dalai Lama’s palace at 12,000 feet elevation; and we found this trip to be just right in our current stage in life. Being in small groups allows you to interact more with the local people. It also avoided the “herd” feeling, especially at the attractions like the Picasso and Salvador Dali museums where we could meander on our own and spend more time on the things we were interested in. [/QUOTE]