Hotel Talisman
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Ponta Delgada, Azores
... to my cabin at 11:57. Hurray, there’s a laundry special flyer! I need to do laundry but the normal prices are unbelievably exorbitant – it would cost $106.30 to do my load of laundry at the listed prices. Epic doesn’t have any self-service laundry machines, so your only option is to send it to housekeeping to have it done for you. This is insanely expensive at the list prices – from $2 for a pair of underwear to $5 for a shirt or ...
Last day
... for photos in the rain. Time for a short swim upon returning to the hotel, and ready for our final group dinner with our tour leaders. My special gift to Rui, from the tourist board is a necklace with a telescope. He admired it the whole day and told me a story about how he had one growing up and how precious it was to him. Photographed with him wearing the necklace. He was very ...
Whale watching, golf & party
... Magnificent blues and greens surrounded by forest. We make a short stop for photos. Tonight is a special dinner and hotel inspection at the Hotel do Coligeo. It was an old music conservatory transformed into a hotel and restaurant. By far the best dinner we've had on the trip. Our guide Rui arranged for tickets to a sold out party on the waterfront. The evening continues into the ...
Natural gas
Sao Miguel is a volcanic island and known for its hot springs and sulphur geysers. Today the group sets out early for three hotel inspections. We then reach the mountain top of Furnas, where our lunch is being cooked under the ground. Several kinds of meat, potato, and cabbage are placed in a steel pot and tightly warped before being sent down in to the depths of a sulphur pool. It cooks ...
Wine & Cheese
... My roommate Lisa and I have an hour to enjoy the outdoor pool before the sun goes down and we are called to dinner. Buffet dinner in the restaurant has a lot of seafood options but if you are a vegetarian or have seafood allergies, the chef can accommodate if you advise the staff in advance. The group is really getting to know eachother and everyone is getting along...the wine helps ...