Portugal

Gordon:  Like all of the islands in the Azores, Faial is of volcanic origin.  The island is dominated by one large volcano which is referred ... Read More

Ruth: Gord, at 61, can now measure his age in geologic time. At this far corner of Faial we spent the day exploring the new ... Read More

Gordon:  This morning we took the ferry from Horta to Madalena, on the island of Pico.  The crossing only takes 30 minutes, but it felt ... Read More

Ruth: We have done the math. We have to slow down or we will run out of roads! We have three islands with winter ferry ... Read More

Gordon:  Yesterday dawned beautifully, with sun, a gentle breeze, and the usual mild temperature.  The forecast was for significant rain today, so we wanted to ... Read More

Ruth: Weather is so important when travelling, and winter travel is sometimes hard. Today we managed to dodge a couple of major downpours on our ... Read More

Gordon:  Today I rode up once again to an elevation of 950 metres on the high plateau.  Without the opaque fog and hurricane force winds ... Read More

 Ruth: We have settled into Casa do Avô Faidoca on Pico Island. We get out most days for a walk and a bike ride, but there ... Read More

Ruth: Slowing down is hard for both Gord and I, but probably a good thing for us to try once in a while. Today is ... Read More

Ruth: Today was the day we had an “opening” between storms to cycle around the south side of Pico to the port town of Madalena, ... Read More