An Additional Week in Flores - July 6 - July 15th

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July 19th 2012

Published: July 19th 2012

We find the days go by so quickly and it is now the weekend of the Festival of Emigrants. We had great plans of going to Santa Cruz by bus, doing a few more hikes and getting lots done on the boat with this extra week (Janice’s plan). We did do one more hike which was spectacular, we met some new people that have arrived in the marina (lots of socializing), worked some on the boat (you already h... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Beef was the meat of the day

We found that there were 2 types of beef served. One was served with the bread soup and the other was cooked with wine and spices and served after the soup. Both were very tasty and enjoyed by all.

Thanks Teresa!

Teresa is very involved in the community as we see her working here at the community sopa. We are very thankful that she talked to us about the festival and convinced us to stay. Thanks again Theresa!

Singers are not peasants

Spending time visiting with Tiago

We had a great time visiting with Tiago (in the grey) and his brother after the dancing was over at the festival. Tiago definitely made us feel very welcome at the marina and we wish him the very best. We always enjoyed our visits with him and hope to stay in touch! Teasingly we agreed that we had to put in this photo of Tiago and his “smarter, younger brother”.

Jose playing his instrument

On Sunday night the entertainment at the festival was watching and listening to two Folklore groups sing and dance to traditional music. It reminds us quite a bit to American square dancing. Jose who we had met before was one of the musicians that is part of the group.

Some of the Lajes Folklore Group

Some of the members of the Lajes Folklore group were dressed as the noblemen & women. They wound up being the singers and musicians the peasants were the ones that danced.

The Peasant Dancers

The dancers in the Lajes group were dressed in various peasant outfits and were waiting for their turn to dance.

The other Folklore Group

A group from Ponta Delgada also joined in the festivities and were part of the entertainment for the evening.

New Friends from Dutch Link

We have enjoyed getting a chance to know Jeannette and Mike from Dutch Link. We have gotten lots of great tips from them as well on various hikes they have done and talking about places to cruise. Thanks for all the help that you provided as well as the lovely dinner at your place!

The Island of Flores

A map of Flores to give you an idea of where we have been. The marina we are in is in the southeast corner in Lajes. On our drive we made it to Ponta Delgrada in the north, just north of Faja Grande on the west, across the middle to the Caldera and Santa Cruz and hiked to Faja Lopo Vaz in the south.

The Azores

Where are we headed next? On July 16th we leave Flores & head to Faial. We hope to visit all of the islands that are labelled on this map if time permits.

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