Blog Posts pertaining to the Azores Islands
Sao Miguel Island is home to several pineapple plantations. The climate is such that this fruit is grown solely in greenhouses. These are the only pineapple plantations in Europe. Pineapple Greenhouses I believe these are the only pineapple greenhouses in the world. On July 27th, 2023, I took a self-guided tour of the pineapple plantation […]
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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