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Light House This lighthouse withstood the eruption but it is not as tall as it once was. Beneath the 2 windows you see on the left, near the ground, you can see the tops of the windows on the first floor of this 2-story building. - island-hopper
Island Hopper This is the aircraft type which flew us to the next island, Terceira. - horta
Horta View of Horta from nearby hill. - debby-thinking-this-is-okay
Debby Thinking This Is Okay We had nothing to do with the choice of the hotel. Every once in awhile you get lucky. - ash-field (2)
Ash Field More of the ash field. - horta-marina
Horta Marina - hortas-narrow-streets
Horta's Narrow Streets The back streets are very narrow. Actually, most streets are narrow since many buildings predate autos. - blood-sausage-and-fish
Blood Sausage and Fish - the-sunsets-are-okay
The Sunsets Are Okay - ash-field
Ash Field This is part of the ash field. The volcano created another approximate square mile of land, which now has mostly eroded into the sea. - azoris-pool
Azoris Pool Dang! Forgot my swim suit. - debby-at-overlook
Debby at Overlook - azoris-garden
Azoris Garden Our hotel, the Azoris Garden, is a 4-star hotel with a commanding view of the ocean and nearby Pico Island. - overlook
Overlook Somewhere down in that village is where we had lunch. - museum-entrance
Museum Entrance The Capelinhos volcano erupted in September of 1957 and ceased in October of 1958. As a result of this volcano thousands of islanders immigrated to the United States and settled in places like New Bedford, Taunton, Fall River, Gloucester and Provincetown to name a few. Today there is a museum on the volcanic site, the Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Center which was built underground near the lighthouse which was there. This is the lobby of the museum. - octopus-salad
Octopus Salad Our lunch restaurant serves this octopus salad as an appetizer and it was very delicious, way more delicious than the blood sausage and fish. - ruben-our-guide
Ruben Our Guide Ruben Goulart was our very excellent Faial guide. I believe he works for Aerohorta. - black-beach
Black Beach This is the typical shoreline. - marina-with-pico-in-the-clouds
Marina With Pico In The Clouds The weather is hit or miss in the Azores and can change quickly. We hit this one just right. - caldera
Caldera On the top of Faial Island is this caldera which is 1/4 mile deep and about 1 1/4 miles around the rim. Both are popular hikes. The hike to the base requires permission and Rueben, our guide takes people down.