[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"archive-2012-10-1":3},{"posts":4,"total":68},[5,28,52,71,117],{"author":6,"categories":13,"coords":17,"coverImage":18,"excerpt":21,"location":22,"publishedAt":23,"readingTime":24,"slug":25,"title":26,"updatedAt":27,"updates":27},{"image":7,"name":12},{"_type":8,"asset":9},"image",{"_ref":10,"_type":11},"image-9bb286ab76652033b5a8988805b5f86ccc2a1932-100x100-jpg","reference","Kristin",[14],{"slug":15,"title":16},"portugal","Portugal","41.19°N 7.53°W ",{"_type":8,"asset":19},{"_ref":20,"_type":11},"image-399180a061d4190f880cf22bc14fb720b779e0ba-960x1280-jpg","The first day of our post-TBU-conference trip certainly lived up to its name. The ‘Grapes and Sailors’ trip took us sailing up the Douro River, whose green waters wind between terraced hills covered in port wine vineyards. 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