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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Prohibited Times

Motorcycles are prohibited to travel on the path between the 2 villages 3 times per day as indicated on this sign.

The end of the hike

At the end of the trail we were greeted by this café at Faja dos Cubres.

Our Hike Overview

A view showing where we hiked –this is the best we have been on so far.

The Velas Marina

Shwoing where we were in the Velas marina - a nice place to be

Our rental Smart car

When we rented this Smart car, Bob told them there was a problem with the car – they only rented us ½ a car, but we were charged full rate! It handled well, was easy to park in small places, good on diesel consumption and roomy than they look.

One of Many

One of many churches you see while traveling around the island of Sao Jorge. Unfortunately many you could not enter as there weren’t door handles on the outside.

Convenient Benches

Bob enjoying the scenery from one of the benches built into the walls that you see everywhere you go.

Couldn't Resist a Photo

One of many great views along the coastline while on our drive around the island.

Sunset viewed from Sao Jorge

As we were driving back toward the marina we stopped to take in the sunset as it was a gorgeous one.

View from Above the Church

A view from one of our walks around the hills surrounding Velas.

A Possible Anchorage?

We could picture ourselves being anchored in this very protected spot that the volcanoes created.

2 Bladed Prop?

One of many windmills we saw. This one was the first we saw with a 2 prop blade similar to an airplane propeller.

Sand or Rock Beach?

This natural pool area was quite unique as it had a real sand beach (whiter area) on the left and rock beach (darker color) on the right so you could choose which you like better to lay on.

Close Up View

A close up looking down at the water through the archway – very impressive formation.

Archway

This archway we spotted on one of our walks along the coastline in Velas.

Quite the Dropoff

One of our walks took us up to explore the top of this “hill” – it gave us quite a view on the other side looking into the ocean straight below.

Massey Ferguson

Massey Ferguson seems to have the market here in the Azores.

One more view

Water Front?

Who in the US would think of laying your beach towel down here? If it is near water it seems to work here as a “beach”. It is great to see the waterfront is used constantly here.

Caves Abound

We saw numerous caves and tunnels along the coastline of Sao Jorge like this impressive one.

Sailboat without a Motor

We met Chuck from Reflections in Horta. He built his boat without a motor in it so we watched how he pulled the boat around and away from the dock when he was ready to leave Velas. He definitely has it down to a science.

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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