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The Island of Flores  
   

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

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 more
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Portuguese Flag Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more
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