The Seventh Day of the crossing, and we arrived in the Azores at Ponta Delgada. We spent the day on a bus tour of the island. The Azores, being volcanic islands, are rocky islands. Still, there was a fairly large amount of farmland.
On our tour, we wound up at the top of the caldera of a large volcano. From there, you can see the city at the bottom, Sete Cidades. It’s breathtaking. The city is next to the lake that is located at the bottom of a large caldera, 3 miles across at its widest, and 1300 feet from the rim to the bottom. The views from the rim are amazing. This picture doesn’t do the view justice. Those homes you see in this picture are more than 1000 feet below, and a mile away. The wind blowing up from the bottom of the caldera is fairly strong, I would estimate around 30 miles per hour or so.
After spending the day here, the ship left port, headed to our next stop. More on that later.
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James · April 8, 2026 at 7:09 pm
I’d take the Azores over Hawaii and the Caribbean any day of the week. We took this trip in 2024. The Azores was my favorite stop. We rented ATV’s and drove them to Sete Cidades on dirt roads and trails. Beautiful. We plan on going back for an extended stay to tour multiple islands and spend more than a few days there.
Looks a bit overcast like our pictures overlooking the same town. We got rained on during our trail ride. It was a great time. No picture does it justice.
The people were very friendly and welcoming. This is one of my top ten places. Sad we only were able to spend one day there.