Solar Power In Use

Some of the lighthouses have been converted to using solar energy as seen on this one located at Sao Mateus. We learned that lighthouse keepers in Portugal are now part of the military and there are still 14 employed in all of Portugal.

Pico - The Mountain Island - July 22

July 29th 2012
From Faial the island of Pico is only 4.5 miles away. The ferry ride to Pico only cost 6.80 euro ($8.34) round trip so we decided that was the easiest way to get there. Pico is 22.7 miles long and 8 miles wide and boosts Pico Mountain the highest elevation in Portugal with a height of 2351 meters (7,713 ft.). On Sunday the 22nd we took the 9AM ferry for the ride over to the village o ... read more

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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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