This main island of Azores tourism has proven worthy of a seven-day stay. And after the somewhat quirky and less than fully restful B&B's on Faial and Flores, the perfect quiet of Sul Villas in Lagoa, San Miguel, provided a welcome respite from our daily exertions. And exertions they were.
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| Sul Villas - quiet, modern, well-located. |
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| Caldeira Velha, the best of the three hot springs we visited. |
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| Wild lillies are everywhere, lining the roads. |
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| Loads of morning glory, also wild. |
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| Hydrangeas dominate the road for miles and miles. Now at the end of their flowering. |
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| Tea plantation |
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| Sardine lunch at O Sagitario, the only item on the menu. |
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| Sete Cidades gorgeous volcanic crater lakes. |
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| After the hike down to the lakes. |
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| Some do it with a child on their back. |
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| It's quite challenging. No escalators. |
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| Some people don't enjoy physical challenges. |
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| Ponta da Ferraria, where we swam in the ocean cove seen above, where hot volcanic water mixes with ocean water. |
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| The last hydrangeas of the season. |
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| Milkman |
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| Driver with nimble Toyota Yaris. |
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| Forest |
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| Poca da Dona Beija in Furnas, which we rated as the 2nd best hot spring. |
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| Terra Nova, a hot spring we didn't like. |
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| Volcanic steam vents in Furnas. |
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| Trail to waterfall near Furnas Lake |
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| The waterfall. |
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| Hike |
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| Cow confrontation |
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