Beautiful Sao Jorge July 31 - August 7, 2012

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August 19th 2012

Published: August 19th 2012

The sail from Faial to Sao Jorge was a pleasant 4 hour crossing. When we called the harbor master on the VHF we were told there was no room in the inn but that we could tie up to the reception area (a high concrete wall). As we approached the wall the harbor master José met us to help with the lines and a “hello and welcome to paradise”. The good news is he wasn’t exaggerating. Unfortun... 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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Great Picnic Spot

Bob picked a nice place for us to picnic – we had a great view of the ocean from here as well.

Our first gate

The first thing you come to when you enter the trail is this gate. You go through many of them that they ask you to close behind you.

Near the Top

We hiked from near the wind farm down into the valley that you see here.

Right Turn Ahead

Just in case you didn’t know it by looking, there is a trail marker telling you to turn right and that you shouldn’t go straight ahead – some of these seemed obvious to us!

Sweet Nectar

The hills are full of these flowers - friends we met on Sao Jorge showed us that you can drink the nectar from them as well - very pleasant!

We never tire of these

The path & hills are full of these mainly in blues, but also whites and pinks

Roses Too!

Cool & Refreshing

The trail took us across the stream in a few places giving us a great view of some waterfalls.

Seeing the Bottom

We still have a ways to go but now we can see the bottom where we are headed to – the point going outward from the cliff.

Closer Yet

The lagoon located here is an unusual geological feature which makes it quite picturesque as well.

Looking Back

Looking back up toward where we hiked down from – it didn’t seem like it was that high when we were coming down on the trail as it zigzagged back and forth so it wasn’t that steep.

Home in the Valley

One of the homes located at the bottom – you cannot get to this village by car – only by motorcycle or 4 wheeler (and of course walking).

4 Wheeler Transportation

Looks like the 4 wheeler is the vehicle of choice here which is not surprising.

Country Lane

One of the lanes in the village lined with flowers.

Beautiful Lagoon

The lagoon is known for the only place that cockles are found to grow. This is at the Calderia de Santo Cristo.

Looking Back

Looking back at one of the lanes in the village located at the Faja de Caldeira de Santo Cristo. Only about 10 people permanently live here now, while back in the 19th century there were about 100 living here.

Lagoon on Faja at Caldeira de Santo Cristo

Looking back from the trail at the church and lagoon located at Faja de Santo Cristo.

Always Repairing Damage

In 1980 there was an earthquake that destroyed many homes located on a faja located between the two that currently have residents living on. This was part of the trail that we walked between the two where huge boulders had tumbled down.

"Mowing"

These use weed wackers as the tool of choice for maintaining the trails. This portion is used by 4 wheelers to connect the 2 villages located at the bottom.

Mode of Transportation

A horse seems to be a good method of transportation in this area.

Looking Ahead

The trail continued past the faja de Santo Cristo and led us to this faja – Faja dos Cubres.

20th August 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for keeping your blog up...
your means of conveyance allows you access to more unusual, out of the way places that are fascinating...and I love your photography. How long do you plan to be sailing?

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