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Ponta Delgada, Azores
... and followed it back to the Norwegian Epic, boarding at 4:28 – two minutes before the guest “All Aboard” time of 4:30. Dropped my backpack in my cabin, grabbed a small snack at the outdoor buffet, and then watched at 5:05 as we sailed away from Ponta Delgada. We now have five full days at sea before arriving into our second and final port of call, St. Thomas, USVI.
I sat down in the “library” at 5:48 to blog. I ...
Last day
A full at ahead, but I'd much rather catch up on sleep! We continue touring the island this morning and the afternoon is saved for more hotel inspections. Nothing too exciting with the exception of taking a hike through a mountain region called Seite Citades or 7 cities. Small cottages, local coffee, pineapple and tobacco are grown here. There's a wonderful view of two crater lakes where ...
Whale watching, golf & party
Started off with a three hour morning excursion with Futurismo Whale Watching, marveled by some amazing dolphins at play and a male sperm whale coming up to the surface for air. After lunch we tour the largest 27 hole golf course and do some extreme golf cart racing! A surprise stop at a waterfall 2km walk up a mountain. Locals were swimming in the hot spring, what a tease! Next stop ...
Wine & Cheese
... pork prepared in many different ways. We sample blood sausage, liver, roast, and ribs. All I can think about is where can I get a salad?! We fly out to the largest island in the Archipelago, Sao Miguel and its capital Ponta Delgada, on Sata Airlines. It's a puddle jump, approximately a 45 minute flight. Our hotel is the Royal Garden Hotel, a four story moderate hotel with ...
The Azores - A World to Live In
... Kat" (they loved 'Earth to Kat Vespucci' so much they wanted to conjure her up).
One thing that struck me about Inge and Roland was the humor with which they approached difficulty. A typical exchange between them went like this ...
Inge: (struggling with swollen legs in the morning) Roland, in a few years I'll need you to dress me.
Roland: Well, I undressed you for all those years, so why not the reverse?
Another ...