Approching the port of Ponta Delgada (it is also the capitol and largest city of the Azores) on the island of São Miguel.
There was a ship with a broken engine in the way when we arrived, so it was light out by the time we actually docked.
This is a church, but all of the buildings in the city looked very much like this (or maybe it was just that there were so many churches that it seemed all that way). =) Notice the streets. They were all mosaic stone.
We walked around the city for a little while and then began the trek up into the hills. This had to have been some of the most beautiful countryside I have ever seen in my life!
We made it to the hills! I could have walked around this area all day, but C made me stop (probably a good thing - I didn't realize how large the island really was).
After wandering through the hills, we decided to head the other direction, and walked along the water. There was no sand near the city - just rocks.
So, we decided to go rock climbing. =) We chose a goal (the large rock above, which was much farther away when we decided on it), and set out for an adventure.
A minature natural bridge.
The rock turned out to be more covered in seaweed and barnacles than we had anticipated, but at least we made it.
We had to take off our socks and shoes, and wade out to it, because it was surrounded by water on all sides (who knew?!).
There were some caves there too, but we were running out of time. We could not continue exploring and still make it back in time to catch the ship.
The wall of fame. Ships of some importance leave their mark on this wall while docked here. You will notice the white lettering of our ship toward the bottom of the wall. I'm telling you, the arrival of this ship in every port was a big deal. It was kinda cool though... almost like being a celebrity (actually, C probably made it on news stations all over France). =P
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