Sao Miguel - Last Stop In The Azores
Ponto Delgada, Ilha Sao Miguel, Azores
Position: 37 44.41N, 25 39.49W
We are now on the island of Sao Miguel and in a marina in the big city of Ponto Dalgada, the largest city in the islands. You know you’re in the big city when it has a big mall and movie theaters, something we haven't seen since leaving Maine. The city has lots of small, winding, interesting streets and lots shops to explore. But we like to get out of town and experience the more simple life.
Yesterday we took the bus to one of the calderas (volcanic crater) that has several lakes inside and a very pleasant community of dairy farms. After walking around the lake and having lunch at a small restaurant we walked to a town on the coast via a 1 kilometer long viaduct tunnel. You could see the end of the tunnel but nothing else as you passed through. We met a German couple exiting as we entered who gave us their bamboo walking sticks that we used to feel the wall on one side and for low spots in the tunnel. So instead of a 20 km walk we did it in 7 km. Once through the tunnel we had to drop almost a 1,000 feet into the coastal community where we got a bus back to the big city.
Our time in the Azores has come to an end. We've really enjoyed our stay in the islands and would not hesitate to return. We leave tomorrow for the island of Porto Santo in the Madeira, a sail of 500 miles, and should take 5 to 7 days.
Position: 37 44.41N, 25 39.49W
We are now on the island of Sao Miguel and in a marina in the big city of Ponto Dalgada, the largest city in the islands. You know you’re in the big city when it has a big mall and movie theaters, something we haven't seen since leaving Maine. The city has lots of small, winding, interesting streets and lots shops to explore. But we like to get out of town and experience the more simple life. Yesterday we took the bus to one of the calderas (volcanic crater) that has several lakes inside and a very pleasant community of dairy farms. After walking around the lake and having lunch at a small restaurant we walked to a town on the coast via a 1 kilometer long viaduct tunnel. You could see the end of the tunnel but nothing else as you passed through. We met a German couple exiting as we entered who gave us their bamboo walking sticks that we used to feel the wall on one side and for low spots in the tunnel. So instead of a 20 km walk we did it in 7 km. Once through the tunnel we had to drop almost a 1,000 feet into the coastal community where we got a bus back to the big city.Our time in the Azores has come to an end. We've really enjoyed our stay in the islands and would not hesitate to return. We leave tomorrow for the island of Porto Santo in the Madeira, a sail of 500 miles, and should take 5 to 7 days.
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