Ribeira Dos Caldeirōes Park On Thursday, July 20th, I went to Ribeira dos Caldeirões Natural Park. There are several waterfalls at the park. The biggest and most famous waterfall known is the Bride’s Veil. It is a prominent feature when you enter the park. Bride’s Veil Waterfall The park includes five historic water mills and […]
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Furnas is a volcano. It last erupted in 1630. There are two calderas. One is just 6km wide. The older one is undetermined because the caldera overlaps that of another volcano on the island just east of Furnas. The area is still very active, but mostly in the form of hot springs and volcanic gasses.
On Saturday, July 15th, I enjoyed a late afternoon beer at my favorite cafe’; Azores Forever. UB40’s remake of “Red, Red, Wine” was playing. I looked over at a table slightly behind me. The conversation was interesting; part English, Portuguese, and Spanish. All three languages are common, but not in one conversation. There I saw
It has been overwhelming to decide how to write this post. The Azores are an island archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean near Europe. I am on the largest island, Sao Miguel, in the capital city Ponta Delgada. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. The streets are beautifully decorated with black basalt from
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The Arnel Lighthouse, located in the northeast of São Miguel, is the oldest lighthouse in the Azorean archipelago and has been active since November 1876. The Arnel Lighthouse is at an altitude of 66 meters above sea level and has an octagonal tower 15 meters high built on top of the lighthouse keeper’s home. It is
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Distant Horizon was sailing north-northeast. The weather service told me the winds would change once the storm had moved off. I did not wait for that change! I knew I was far enough south that I had to start moving north. Besides… Now the wind would be on the beam. That is, it would come
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It was the morning of April 18th. Distant Horizon made less than 100nm noon-to-noon the last two days. I was tired of the light winds and rolling seas. The winds were finally picking up again. I noticed the change during the night. The stars quickly disappeared. Then, without warning, there was a torrential downpour. It
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Around 1100, Distant Horizon and I were departing Bermuda. Sails were up, but with not enough wind, the engine was doing the bulk of the work. With the forecast, I was prepared to motor most of the day. Something I do not normally do. However, I was pleasantly surprised. At 1230, I was able to
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I had spent the winter in Bermuda. That was not part of the plan. It just happened, I first went to Bermuda for repairs and a little rest. At the end of December, I departed Bermuda. I was headed for the Caribbean. However, on my second day, I had traveled a little over 110 miles,
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As mentioned in the previous post, The #1 bus takes the road along the south shore. That description was a bit oversimplified. There is a bus, the #6 that goes to St. David’s Island as well. I have not been to St. David’s Island yet. This post describes my recent week-long visit to Castle Harbor,
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