Ruth: Gord has never really understood the purpose of a beach. Perhaps he is just prejudiced against anything that falls below an alpine elevation. Although I would be bored silly with a beach vacation, I do love a beach day. There are only a handful of beaches in the Azores but two are near Horta. Today we were both feeling less ambitious and did a smaller bike ride to the beach at Almoxarife. Even a 5 km ride still involves climbing up and over the headlands, so I was very happy to rest on the warm black sand when we arrived.
A few people were swimming in the ocean today.
While I rested, Gord avoided all contact with sand and instead wandered around taking pictures.
The Azores look a bit like Jurassic Park when not looking like Ireland.
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I'm with you on the beaches. What's the point? The sun is my worst enemy. Almoxarife sounds like a pharmaceutical. 🙂
Caution: The use of Almoxarife may cause sunburn, melanoma, basal or squamous cell carcinoma, sand in random bodily orifices, or the condition known as “From Here to Eternity” Syndrome.