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A trip by Rui Almeida

Azores, island to island

2โ€“16 Aug 2025 ยท Portugal

Two weeks across four islands by ferry and one lift on a friend's boat. Fifteen years since my last time; the whales hadn't changed.

1
Ponta Delgada ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Portugal ยท 2 Aug โ€“ 5 Aug
Basalt and whitewash, a fort with a cannon pointed at nothing, pineapple that grows in greenhouses.
2
Horta ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Portugal ยท 6 Aug โ€“ 9 Aug
The marina wall is painted with the names of every yacht that has crossed. Found ours from 2011. Still there.
3
Pico ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Madalena, Portugal ยท 9 Aug โ€“ 12 Aug
Climbed it. 2,351 metres, a crater on top of a crater, and the whole archipelago laid out like a chart.
4
Flores ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal ยท 12 Aug โ€“ 16 Aug
The last island. Waterfalls into pools you could drink from. Nothing west of here but Canada.
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