I am going to try something a little different on today’s Fun Photo Friday. Usually, Fun Photo Fridays feature pictures of locations featured on the preceding Monday and Wednesday. For for today and the rest of this series on the Azores, I’ll be featuring random selections from the entire collection of shots. Here is today’s gallery/slide show of São Miguel Island favorites, which will give you a preview of what’s coming in the weeks ahead as well:
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We left Ponta Delgada behind, and as you’ll recall from Monday’s article, our van began some serious uphill climbing. We were headed into the clouds for a look at Lagoa do Fogo, which translates from Portuguese as “Lagoon of Fire”. Most English-speaking people call it “Fire Lake.” But before we would arrive there, we would be treated by some great vistas:
Fire Lake is a volcanic crater lake atop Água de Pau Massif, which is a stratovolcano complex running through the central region of the island. The elevation of the lake is 1,886 feet/575 meters, but the overlook is considerably higher as you can see:
Looking down, one is reminded to not take any unconsidered steps, lest one take a long, long tumble:
Now let us enjoy views of both the lake and the rim of the surrounding volcanic crater:
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We left Cobh (Cork), Ireland behind, after which we spent two days at sea aboard Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas. And on the third day of our transatlantic voyage, we made port in the Azores in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island.
And, once again, Ursula had us slated for a tour. Our tour on this day would take us to visit numerous sights around the island, and our vendor for this tour was Azorean Tours. Azorean Tours was a great choice, and our tour group definitely got our money’s worth.
One of our first destinations after pickup would be Fire Lake. To get there our van would have to climb up some serious hills. And, of course, that means great vistas, starting with this look back at the city of Ponta Delgada:
So, while we’re way up here, let’s take in the first views of the island from high above:
By the way, São Miguel Island has a nickname. It also goes by “The Green Island,” and the image below gives you a clue as to why:
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