Spotting Ships, Boats on the Douro River

Looking down from the bridge: two nice replica Rabelo boats

Striking yellow Rabelo

Did anyone paint them yellow in the past?

It certainly looks great and attracts views. Yellow is easily distinguishable from the environment.

Just don't walk off!

Barrels of wine were transported up and down the river, in the past

A cruise ship and an old elevator

Old-style river cruise ships are rather fast, as they're modern engine-powered

Although it started raining, many still enjoyed river cruise trips...

Many of these boats are totally identical by design. Some operators own several of these.

Decks can get much more crowded than this...

A smaller boat cutting the waves...

Sort-of life belts are found on the top of the boat

Cruising on the mild waves of the Douro

Boat headed for the bridge... Someone you can see 4-5 cruise boats one after another. There's so much traffic here.

Almost empty...

One of the large ships that operate on the Douro

The distances aren't that long, I reckon there isn't enough time for taking a dip in the pool. It's probably useless, but "it had to be built, it's trendy".

Grey patrol boat on the grey water in grey weather...

Someone's "limo" on the Douro