What can I say about the wine country of Portugal? It is truly a magical place.  Pictures just doesn’t give it justice, and it really is hard to describe.  We stayed at a beautiful country house and winery called Herdade Do Sobroso.  It was unbelievable! The food, the wines, the scenery! But what made it the best was the staff.  Anything we asked for was answered with, “of course.” We took a boat tour around the various lakes and rivers.  The yellow flowers, and the white flowers of the trees known as “flowers of the wind” made everything so serene.  Yesterday we took a safari tour of the property.  They have 6,000 acres, and only a little of it is being used for grapes.  Best of all was taking a wine tour, and sampling their wines…..which we did a lot of.  Sophia and Felipe our gracious hosts could not have treated us any better.  She referred to us as The Americans.  The kitchen staff created some very savory dishes, and I ate things I never thought I would.   Saying goodbye to everyone was a little sad, but we assured her we would be back.  And of course we are having some of their wines shipped to Cardiff.  Again, 2 broke kids.