by Ruth McDonald | Oct 11, 2021 | 2021 Azores |
Ruth: The tropical rains have put our outside dining and daily snorkelling on hold, hopefully only temporarily. Even when the forecast looks ominous, we are still able to capitalize on the sunny and dry periods that materialize when we need them. And this is tropical...
by Ruth McDonald | Oct 9, 2021 | 2021 Azores |
Porto Pim The view from our apartment balcony of Pico. Eating on the balcony. The lower floor of our little apartment at Verde Mar. Ruth: Although Gord and I travel a lot, we only return to a handful of places. The Azores are on that list and it is lovely knowing I...
by Ruth McDonald | Oct 4, 2021 | 2021 Azores |
Gord and Vicki sitting on lava. Ruth: They are not twins, but Gord and Vicki are only 13 1/2 months apart in age. This may be the first time they have travelled together since 1969, but some patterns are deeply entrenched. Together they form a sort of sibling...
by Ruth McDonald | Oct 2, 2021 | 2021 Azores |
Life is good living on Pico underneath the volcano at São Roque. We are staying at Adelina’s wonderful house by the sea (Casa do mar). We stayed in her other two houses on our last trip here in February of 2019. There is a garden with ripe grapes, figs, and...
by Ruth McDonald | Sep 28, 2021 | 2021 Azores |
The fellow working at the tourist office proudly told me that there had been no ferry cancellations this year. There was, however, one yesterday. The reason for cancellation became very apparent when we walked the waterfront of Santa Cruz. This is, after all, the...
