Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal – March 4-12, 2024

Overnight flight from YYZ to Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, March 4 – landing 6 am March 5.

Checked into hotel and down to City Gates to meet Diogo, our Hungry Whales guide for a Cultural & Food Tour of Ponta Delgada. Tired but we soldiered on to eat and drink for a few hours.

Hungry Whales tour - tea, bread, tarts
Our Hungry Whales tour guide, Diogo
Sao Jorge cheese at the King of Cheeses
Sao Jorge cheese at the King of Cheeses
Pineapples in the Farmer's Market
Pineapples in the Farmer’s Market
Local cheese with red pepper sauce at Tasca's
Local cheese with red pepper sauce at Tasca’s
Local Especial beer
Local Especial beer
Chourizo a Bombiero at Tasca
Chourizo a Bombiero at Tasca
Mackerel at restaurant Aviao
Mackerel at restaurant Aviao
Aviao
And finally, a choclate volcano at the Restaurante Palm Terrace Cafe at the Talisman Hotel

Explored the rugged coastline of São Miguel, Azores – where the Atlantic meets volcanic landscapes, creating stunning contrasts.

In this pool above, hot geothermal water from a sulphurous hot spring and cold water from the ocean mix. When it’s low tide you can enter the pool to enjoy a great water temperature. The spring itself is around 61 degrees and the ocean varies from 18 to 28 degrees, depending on the time of year. It was too rough for us to go in when we were there.