Hotel da Luz Santa Maria

... of black volcanic cobblestones making for an interesting if somewhat jarring and noisy journey. Sunday 18/01/09 at sea wind force 8-9 sea 5-6m Monday 19/01/09 At sea but a much better day today with the wind having dropped to force 4-5 and the sea much calmer, with temperatures of 27-29 °C. We cross the equator tomorrow so there'll be an interesting ceremony I've no doubt.

Je suis venu pour faire une plongee d exception : la grotte de taracona et son fameux rayon bleu. Je pense faire un sommet de volcan, la descente d un volcan est toujours sympa, la cendre se comporte comme de la cendre. Pour les photos il faut attendre que je trouve un centre internet haut debit.

... are large, the rooms are spacious and nicely decorated and there are plenty of beds around the pools. It's been a couple of years now since my visit, so I'd like to hope that smaller, boutique style hotels may also have got a look in. So, what about exploring the island? Well, we did a day out on a grand tour and it was a bit hilarious when the firdt stop was a complex of new homes for foreign investors next to a toursit feature: A pool - made out of ...

It still windy! We haven't done much other than Kitesurf everyday. The water temperate is warm enough to wear boardshorts and rash vest, but the other nationalities think we are 'crazy british' for not wearing full wetsuits. I think perhaps they should try kitesurfing in British waters this time of year, and then they would understand. One day however we needed a rest so Antonio, our favourite taxi driver ...