Azores Easter Cruise March 26th - April 11th 2015 - Praia, Terceira Page

Up at 7, as we were on a tour round Terceira at 9, all day, escorted by me. The guide Paula was very good but I did do an explanation of the difference between a caldera & a crater. We went up to the view point over the caldera first, then along the North Coast, where the road is well back from the cliffs to avoid wasting good agricultural land. We stopped at Biskitos to look a the lava- surrounded ‘natural’ swimming pools.

The lava 'beach' at Biskitos	Plants will get a footing anywhere	One of the natural swimming pools
The Atlantic at Biskitos	Wine Museum Gardens	A vine in the lava

There is also a Wine Museum there, which served too much wine (whole glasses) of considerable strength.

Wine press in the Museum

Tools in the Museum

Paula the Guide knew everything

Then, a long ride over the volcanos in the middle of the island & through several different zones of vegetation to Angra do Heroismo, where we had a brief look round & a stop for lunch, which was very slow coming: soup, pork, broccoli & rice; creme caramel.