Home / Azores - May/June 2019 / São Miguel 38
The "Green Island", largest with 140,000 inhabitants.
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Debbys Breakfast CLICK HERE - to see the buffet. - deans-breakfast
Deans Breakfast You won't find many free range, orange-yoked eggs in Maine. - tiny-streets---tiny-autos
Tiny Streets - Tiny Autos Subcompacts are the transports of choice and for all intents and purposes all vehicles are standard shift. I was told that the only automatics were rental vehicles. - walking-down-the-sidewalk
Walking Down The Sidewalk - ceramic-tile-street-signs
Ceramic Tile Street Signs - ceramic-tile-church-wall
Ceramic Tile Church Wall - okay-views
Okay Views The island has several overlooks. This was a nice one. - drama
Drama - 9-passenger-van-with-room-for-luggage
9-Passenger Van With Room For Luggage This is sort of the standard tourist transporter. - 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. - 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. - 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. - in-the-tea-plantation-garden
In the Tea Plantation Garden - bubbling-hot-springs
Bubbling Hot Springs CLICK HERE - to see the springs. - carbonated-mineral-water
Carbonated Mineral Water This is mineral water that is naturally carbonated. - 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. - 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. - holey-mustard
Holey Mustard Can't think of a logical reason for this hole. - 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. - ancient-tree
Ancient Tree Near the entrance to the Terra Nostra Garden in Furnas is this tree. - thermal-tank
Thermal Tank This pool is about 125' x 225' and is about 104F. - part-of-terra-nostra-garden
Part of Terra Nostra Garden - river-flowers
River Flowers - elephant-ear-plants
Elephant Ear Plants - sub-tropical-growth
Sub-Tropical Growth - sub-tropical-growth-2
Sub-Tropical Growth 2 - garden-pond-with-koi-fish
Garden Pond With Koi Fish - purdy-nice-orchid
Purdy Nice Orchid - okay-flora
Okay Flora - more-hydrangeas
More Hydrangeas - hydrangea (2)
Hydrangea - hydrangea
Hydrangea - every-rear-view-mirror-looks-like-this
Every Rear View Mirror Looks Like This I walked down a narrow street with maybe 20-30 cars parked on one side. I checked and every rear view mirror had been hit at least once. CLICK HERE - to see what the narrow streets are like. CLICK HERE - to see more. - 2nd-floor-parachute-platform
2nd Floor Parachute Platform I'm thinking this wouldn't meet code in the US. - relaxation-after-a-long-day
Relaxation After A Long Day The water bottles in the hotel were these rectangular glass bottles which were way more classy than a plastic Poland Springs. - tsa-statement
TSA Statement After arriving at our first hotel from the airport I opened my locked suitcase and found this card inside.