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Carbonated Mineral Water This is mineral water that is naturally carbonated. - ceramic-tile-street-signs
Ceramic Tile Street Signs - deans-breakfast
Deans Breakfast You won't find many free range, orange-yoked eggs in Maine. - debbys-breakfast
Debbys Breakfast CLICK HERE - to see the buffet. - dog-on-precipice-edge
Dog On Precipice Edge This dog belonged to a local vendor selling goods in the parking lot of this overlook. He could not be petted by strangers. If you approached him he would move. - drama
Drama - elephant-ear-plants
Elephant Ear Plants - garden-pond-with-koi-fish
Garden Pond With Koi Fish - gorreana-tea-plantation
Gorreana Tea Plantation These are the tea plants of Europe's only tea plantation. You can't see it from this prospective but you can walk between these rows. Click for Drone Video - found online which shows the size of this plantation. - here-come-the-cooks
Here Come The Cooks Local restaurants use these hot springs to cook food. CLICK HERE - to see them retrieve the food from these slow cookers. - hydrangea (2)
Hydrangea - hydrangea
Hydrangea - in-the-tea-plantation-garden
In the Tea Plantation Garden - meal-cooked-in-hot-springs (2)
Meal Cooked In Hot Springs The 2 ladies at the far end are from MA. The man and woman across from Debby are from continental Portugal and were there on holiday. Paolo, our guide, is on the end. - meal-cooked-in-hot-springs
Meal Cooked In Hot Springs It is very much like a New England boiled dinner. - more-hydrangeas
More Hydrangeas - okay-flora
Okay Flora - okay-views
Okay Views The island has several overlooks. This was a nice one. - part-of-terra-nostra-garden
Part of Terra Nostra Garden - purdy-nice-orchid
Purdy Nice Orchid - river-flowers
River Flowers - starting-to-bloom
Starting To Bloom We were a few weeks early for the garden outside the tea company but some flowers were starting to bloom. - sub-tropical-growth
Sub-Tropical Growth - sub-tropical-growth-2
Sub-Tropical Growth 2 - tea-drum-sorter
Tea Drum Sorter Oranges were a huge industry on the island until blight struck in the mid 1800s. At that time a number of other crops were tried to replace the orange industry and tea was one of these. It turned out that conditions were perfect for growing tea and in 1883 the Chá Gorreana Tea Company was born. It grows black and green teas and produces about 44 tons annually. - tea-milling-machines
Tea Milling Machines Much of the equipment used here has been here since the beginning. These machines are run with a flat belt pulley system. CLICK HERE - to see them in action. - thermal-tank
Thermal Tank This pool is about 125' x 225' and is about 104F. - 9-passenger-van-with-room-for-luggage
9-Passenger Van With Room For Luggage This is sort of the standard tourist transporter. - ancient-tree
Ancient Tree Near the entrance to the Terra Nostra Garden in Furnas is this tree. - bubbling-hot-springs
Bubbling Hot Springs CLICK HERE - to see the springs.