After lunch, in a stunning new restaurant, we when down inside one of the volcanos where the lava cut tubes into the rock and these are now tunnel-shaped caves. As well as being a great experience itRead more
After lunch, in a stunning new restaurant, we when down inside one of the volcanos where the lava cut tubes into the rock and these are now tunnel-shaped caves. As well as being a great experience itRead more
Spent the morning on a walking tour of Angra do Heroismo, which is a UNESCO world heritage site, on Terceira before having lunch and leaving to go to the airport. Flying this afternoon to the nextRead more
Finally got the flight and arrived in Faial in time for a tour round the port. It's the fourth busiest marina in the world because of the trans ocean sailing boats that put in there, also cruises.Read more
Leisurely breakfast and a stroll around the port, then a 30 minutes ferry journey to Pico, the next island, for the day. The tour took us all around the island visiting a wine museum (but with noRead more
Trip out in the morning sunshine to the other end of the island to see where the last big eruption created a small offshore island that then got joined to the shore. The eruption went on for eighteenRead more
Another good day today despite it being cloudy most of the time but still 22C. This island was originally two, formed by volcanoes 1 - 2 million years ago. About 50,000 years ago some fissures betweenRead more
Last night we had dinner at a fish restaurant on the harbour, and indulged in some local favourites, including some really tasty octopus and some not so tasty limpets. Then today we started the day byRead more
After lunch we drove all round the eastern end of the island, and stopped at a pretty waterfall, and had doce de leche icecream. Then a trip to a tea plantation, a tour of the factory and a welcomeRead more