Home / Azores - May/June 2019 / Faial 29
The "Blue Island", 67 square miles with 15,000 people. Its only city is Horta.
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Azoris Garden Our hotel, the Azoris Garden, is a 4-star hotel with a commanding view of the ocean and nearby Pico Island. - 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. - azoris-pool
Azoris Pool Dang! Forgot my swim suit. - horta-marina
Horta Marina - 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. - my-azoris-breakfast
My Azoris Breakfast Where ever we were, the breakfast was always a buffet with numerous juices available and tray after tray of meats and cheeses. The also had the more traditional bacon and eggs, etc. - debbys-horta-breakfast
Debby's Horta Breakfast - sailor-records
Sailor Records One morning we walked to the marina which is a very popular stop for cruising vessels. Many voyagers leave a record of their visit as can be seen here. Literally every smooth surface in the marina is covered with these colorful documentations. - we-found-representation
We Found Representation - another-tourist
Another Tourist - rafted-boats
Rafted Boats The harbor has a space problem so boats have to raft with other boats of similar size and kind. This row is three abreast for maybe 10 deep. - painted-pier
Painted Pier - hortas-narrow-streets
Horta's Narrow Streets The back streets are very narrow. Actually, most streets are narrow since many buildings predate autos. - the-sunsets-are-okay
The Sunsets Are Okay - ruben-our-guide
Ruben Our Guide Ruben Goulart was our very excellent Faial guide. I believe he works for Aerohorta. - horta
Horta View of Horta from nearby hill. - debby-at-overlook
Debby at Overlook - overlook
Overlook Somewhere down in that village is where we had lunch. - 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. - 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. - blood-sausage-and-fish
Blood Sausage and Fish - 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. - light-house
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. - 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. - ash-field (2)
Ash Field More of the ash field. - black-beach
Black Beach This is the typical shoreline. - elysian
Elysian The Elysian was in Horta for a day. She is the 217 foot, $90 million dollar superyacht which belongs to Red Sox owner, John Henry. He apparently didn't know that we were in town. - elysian2
Elysian Another view. - island-hopper
Island Hopper This is the aircraft type which flew us to the next island, Terceira.