Sorry, that was a dreadful joke but it had to be done!
We have been back in Horta for the last few days and will be here for around another week before heading for Terceira and then on to the UK possibly via NW Spain.
We had a nice enough sail for all of 22 miles from Velas on Sao Jorge though the wind first died and then filled in from the nose along with a strong tide for the last bit. Still, we have been enjoying seeing more of Horta and will be hiring a car to visit Faial properly as well as getting the ferry to Pico and doing the same with a car there.
We also had a chance to catch up with Bruce and Gina on Karinya who showed us to the best tea shop we have seen for a long time. They grow tea on the islands and the tea drinkers we know (Audrey in particular) reckon it is very good for you tea connoisieurs.
Here are some photos of Horta.
Horta has some very elegant squares and this one is in front of the University with a spectacular view across to Pico (when you can see it).
We found a huge and sadly derelict house all overgrown with a notice that it was to be demolished. Chance for someone with a big Euro lottery win though.
The Casa tea house has a lovely garden complete with cute cats.
It also has this intriguing drainage channel in it.
Another square and a monument to an earthquake that devastated a village called Praia do Norte in the seventeenth century.
They have some very large old trees on this island as well.
The flowers are truly amazing on these islands and I may try to get a horticultural entry for those legions of gardeners who devour these ramblings.
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