Terceira - The 3rd Largest Island in the Azores (August 7 - 23, 2012)

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August 28th 2012

Published: August 28th 2012

We had an enjoyable sail, however rainy in the beginning, from Sao Jorge to Terceira in the company of two other boats (Takari and Caitlin of Argyll) that we have gotten to know while in the Azores. This gave us yet another opportunity to have some photo sessions while sailing. The island of Terceira (which means third in Portuguese) was the third Azorean island to be discovered and is the thi... 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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Beach in Praia

Praia da Vitoria also has a nice beach near the marina.

Spirit House?

This appeared to be a spirit house but this was the first one we saw with a cross on top instead of the usual crown seen on others.

Colorful Churches

This church located in Praia da Vitoria was first built in 1521. Most churches we find here are quite colorful like this one.

Colorful Costumes

Just a few of the groups that entertained us during the International Folklore Festival. Double-click photo to enlarge the photo

Great Dancing & Music Too

The festival went on for days with dancing and music - double click to enlarge the photo

No cows or carts??

Thought this was an interesting sign to see as we were getting onto a major highway on Terceira.

A Winning Smile

El Bolo looking very comfortable in his bar/restaurant, El Bolo. As you can see his smile lights up the room and matches his logo.

Meeting Family

El Bolo, his father and Bob sharing a drink together at the celebrations.

What is Coming Out of that Tap?

Augustina (on the left) and a neighbor renovated this traditional village water tap and added something special for the festival - draft beer flows from this tap this day!

Prodding the Bull

Many times an umbrella is used to get a reaction from the bull to start chasing as everyone is there to see the action.

Safely Behind the Walls

Everyone except the runners were safely behind fences, on roofs or balconies to watch the action.

The Bull Charges

A safe location to watch

We had front row seats as Augustina had set up benches for us to get up behind the fence to see what was happening. If you haven’t guessed Sagres is one of the local beers.

Part of the Feast

This is only part of the feast we were invited to join in with. There was lots more food including a great fish soup and lovely desserts. We enjoyed trying many new foods – everything was delicious!

One of the Bulls

The bull run was right in front of El Bolo’s brother’s (Augustina) house so we had ring side seats. It rained quite a bit so the road was slippery for both the bull and the people.

Meeting Jose Again

We ran into Jose at the Folklore Festival a few days earlier and saw him again at the bull run –we are easily recognizable in a crowd as he spotted us first!

Music Starts

After the bull run was finished the music started which was very enjoyable. Tiago played the guitar and Jose Luis and Rogerio sang beautifully.

Duval and his Cheese

Another brother of El Bolo, Duval makes cheese and we had a chance to sample this great product. We have been enjoying cheese produced on the many islands – each is unique. Bob also thought the T-shirt was great - 100% toro!

New Friends

Kind, generous and outgoing is the way to describe the people we met on Terceira. What started out as taking a photo of a Espirito Santo Empire (House) a result of El Bolo’s outgoing and welcoming manner turned into meeting these wonderful people and many more.

Santissimo Salvador da Se Church

The building of this church started in 1570 in Angra and was done in the typical Renaissance style. Against tradition the altar faces north instead of Jerusalem. The silversmith work was done by local artisans from the island of Terceira.

Espirito Santo Empires

The Espirito Santo Empires on Terceira are very colorful and range from the very old to some that were built in recent years. They exist in all the villages and neighborhoods of the cities.

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