Day 10 in Horta, Faial 6-9-10

Day 10

Well if there was every anything that i can think of to write today is that day so be prepared be very prepared.

The day started with us waking up super early (9:45 am) and getting ready to hop on a boat to go the beautiful island of Faial.  We barely made the boat at 10:45 cuz we had to find a parking spot. i grabbed the tickets and Justin found the spot. We were one of the last people to get on the boat PHEWF!

The ride to Faial is about 20 minutes away and thankfully neither him nor I got sea sick we just sat back and enjoyed the view.

We arrived in Horta (the city) and went straight away for breakfast at the world famous Peter Cafe. I should probably start by saying that Horta is home to one of Europs biggest Marina's so the pictures attached will make some sense. Peter Cafe is a hub that allows travellers to leave messages pinned (for people coming to visit) to the walls and their flags of their boats. We had a Toasted Ham and Cheese sandwhich and coffee.... MMMMM DELICIOUSNESS!

After that we went to a church, dont ask me the name as Portugal is LOADED with them. I took some pictures in there but don't worry I didn't leave without making a donation and lighting a candle for my late friend Nelson.  Here's a picture of a statue and saint section.

We stopped at a Travel Information Centre to pick up a map and headed to our first destination. Praya Porto Pim. Now this is a Beach that is on a cove and i'm sure there is nothing like it elsewhere in the world. The Azores really is a hidden gem in this huge world and it's great to get away from the concrete jungle of Toronto. Breathtaking to a point that words do not really do it justice.

The sand here was black and got into every crevice you can imagine :P OK... one thing a little rant on my part what's up with boys wearing board shorts and their underwear at the same time... Cotton and seawater with sweaty parts must not be very pleaseant not for anyone EW GROSS I'm OVER IT!

We stayed at the beach working on our totally awesome tans for about 2 hours. Then went to the beach cafe and had a coffee and top up our refreshments. We decided to go for a hike to the Calderinhas which is a word for crater. We had no idea what to expect. We passed a Museum which was amazing unfortunately we couldn't take any pictures there so you'll have to take my word for it.  The Hike took about 30 mins up hill on a winding road with many look out points on the way, including this one of "home"

Then there was a little mini colleseum stadium type thing with real look out point which i'm sure were once used for watching out for invaders.

We continued up hill staying next the huge aloe plants the whole time and even stopped to apply some to our wounds :) it's amazing what fresh aloe does to your body.  What we saw next you wouldn't believe me if i told you.

The view was just incredible... We got to the top and then took the stairs down and avoiding the road. it was truly a great experince. What to do next? ... GET FOOD! The whole day passed us by and we didn't eat anything since 11 and it was already 5 The time here just seems to be going really fast. We got to the snack bar by the marina which was over flowing with boats and in addition to people leaving their marks in Peter Cafe they also leave their marks on the sea walls.

We ate our cheese burgers and caught our boat for 8pm to head back to Pico.

My cousin's husband was on the boat so we chatted for a bit. Got to Pico, again no sickness.  Remember i went to go get the tickets in the morning while Justin parked the car well we weren't necessarily all that close it was up a ways and we finally got there and headed to the beach house. We ate then went fishing till about 1:30 am.  We caught a few fish Catch and release and i even caught something that wasn't a fish. EW GROSS. It Squirted at me.

Disgusting Sea Cucumbers... otherwise known as Ocean Dick!

Anyways it's bed time. Hope you are enjoying this Blog... I know that there have been many more hits than i expected. So if there is something you'd like to see more of let me know.

Peace out

B