Azores Islands

Azores Islands - Overview

• On the High Seas
  • Pictures from the longest crossing so far.

  Faial Island

• Approach to Horta Faial Island in the Azores Islands
  • This was the end of our longest crossing so far.  Horta is legendary among sailors since sailing began.

• Horta Marina pictures
  • Pictures from around the colorful famous marina where sailors from all over the world paint their logos on almost any piece of concrete they can find (Bad Luck for those traveling onward if you don't). In the summertime there are lots of events going on daily - including the whaling boats racing each other.
• Faial Island Pictures
  • Pictures from around the colorful Island which is awash in the summer with a kaleidoscope of colors from the wild flowers that are everywhere - especially the Hydrangeas in different colors that are used for fencing of farm fields - Beautiful!  Also there is lots to see on the island including the wreck of the CP Valour this year.
• Taking the mast down in Horta
  • Oh NO! Embarrassing Pictures of ME without my mast when I required some repair on radar, steaming and tri-color lights - exciting stuff though from a dock standpoint!
• Horta's Sea Week Festa - Part 1
• Lots of fun in Horta for the first full week of August 2006
• Horta's Sea Week Festa - Part 2 - Racing
  • More fun and racing during "Semana do Mar" (or as a friend put it "Semana do Frengo" (Week of the Chicken as that was the main course consumed all week...)

• Horta's Sea Week Festa - Part 3 - Finale!
  • Festival Fun finally comes to an end

• Horta (April-June 2007) - The final fun days on Faial
  • Adeus Horta until???

Pico Island

• Pico Island Pictures Part One 
  • Pictures of the beautiful island of Pico (the tallest "mountain" in Portugal) where wine is becoming King - though grapes are grown in a different way.
Pico Island Pictures Part Two Caves 
• Pictures of the beautiful island of Pico (the tallest "mountain" in Portugal at 2351 meters) incredible vistas of coastline, and caves.

 

Flores Island

 

Island of Flores (Flowers) Part 1 
• Pictures of the beautiful island of Flores where flowers rule everywhere...
Island of Flores (Flowers) Part 2 
• More Pictures of the beautiful island of Flores where flowers rule everywhere...

São Jorge Island

• São Jorge Island
• Pictures from another beautiful Azorean Island where cows and cheese rule...

 

São Miguel

 

• São Miguel Island Part 1
  • Visiting the "Green Island" as it is nick-named - the largest of the Azores Island Chain
• São Miguel Island Part 2
  • Pictures of the eastern part of the island and Sete Cidades caldeira area

   

Terceira Island

• Terceira - (July - August 2007) - Part 1
  • Exploring the island of Terceira, Towns of Praia da Vitória and Angra do Heroísmo
• Terceira - (July - August 2007) - Part 2
  • More scenes from the beautiful "third" island, including bullfighting
• Terceira - (August 2007) - Part 3
  • Praia Festa preparations and sights
• Terceira - (August 2007) - Part 4
  • Praia Festa!  Bullfighting, Parades, and more Terceira sights