After six relaxing days at sea, reading lots of books, playing trivia, the company of other cruisers, we made land fall in The Azores. Ponta Delgado rose from the early morning gloom and our chances of seeing the Fire Lake in the centre of the island looked unlikely.
Our tour had been very well organised and all our vehicles were waiting for us when we disembarked. Antonio was our guide and what a wonderful guide he turned out to be. He took us to all the places we expected to see and timed our drive up to Fire Lake to perfection. This volcanic island has some beautiful places to show visitors and we had a terrific time.
So many photos were taken but I can only put up a very few.
Our first stop was at Sete Cidades (Seven Cities)
Sete Cidades from across the lake
Fire Lake, the highest volcanic crater on the island. We timed it beautifully and the sun was shining. Earlier you could not see the top of the mountain
These thermal pools are located in a lovely tropical rainforest
The craggy cliffs on the wild north side of the island
This town we only had time for a quick drive through but all the parks and gardens were very well tended. The town itself had narrow streets with colourful buildings
Our guide Antonio
Because of the volcanic nature of the island the beaches are grey or black
Our tour had been very well organised and all our vehicles were waiting for us when we disembarked. Antonio was our guide and what a wonderful guide he turned out to be. He took us to all the places we expected to see and timed our drive up to Fire Lake to perfection. This volcanic island has some beautiful places to show visitors and we had a terrific time.
So many photos were taken but I can only put up a very few.
Our first stop was at Sete Cidades (Seven Cities)
Sete Cidades from across the lake
Fire Lake, the highest volcanic crater on the island. We timed it beautifully and the sun was shining. Earlier you could not see the top of the mountain
These thermal pools are located in a lovely tropical rainforest
The craggy cliffs on the wild north side of the island
This town we only had time for a quick drive through but all the parks and gardens were very well tended. The town itself had narrow streets with colourful buildings
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Because of the volcanic nature of the island the beaches are grey or black
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