Azores 2010
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August 20th 2010
Today Xácara caught a small mako shark and a 400 lb blue marlin. |
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August 17th 2010
Lagoa Comprida in the morning. |
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A green valley on Flores. |
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Same valley in morning light. |
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View towards Corvo. |
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August 16th 2010
Mormor and Maja at the secret Lagoa dos Patos and the waterfalls after an exhausting walk. |
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Waterfalls close to Fajã Grande. |
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Mormor showing keen interest in the local flora. |
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View towards the rural north of Flores and the village of Fajã Grande. |
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The village of Fajazinha. |
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Maja taking a nap in the car. |
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The volcanic formation Rocha dos Bordões. |
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The volcanic crater Caldeira Funda - the biggest crater lake in Flores. |
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Europe's westernmost "port" in Fajã Grande. |
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Old houses in Fajã Grande. |
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August 15th 2010
We're off to the island of Flores. The southwest coast of Faial. |
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The western part of Faial and the Capelinhos volcano which erupted in 1957/58. |
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Capelinhos. |
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Arrival in Flores |
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East coast of Flores and the island of Corvo. |
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Northern coast of Flores and Ponta Delgada. |
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Two crater lakes - the green and the black. |
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The west coast of Flores and Europe's westernmost point Ilhéu de Monchique (the small rock to the left). |
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The waterfall Poço do Bacalhau at Fajã Grande. One must love dried codfish to name a waterfall after it. |
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Kids' saltwater pool at Fajã Grande. |
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August 10th 2010
Match racing boats in Horta Marina. |
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The clients on Habitat caught a nice blue marlin today and even brought their own flag. |
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August 8th 2010
Porto Pim and the old whale factory. |
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Porto Pim and Horta. |
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Maja at the beach. |
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August 7th 2010
The construction of a new breakwater in Horta. |
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The breakwater in Horta Marina. |
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Martin and Maja in the marina on a windy day. |
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Martin, Maja and uncle Olaf at Peter's bar. |
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Brasilia returning from a long day of fishing. |
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August 6th 2010
Rain approaching. |
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August 4th 2010
Maja in Xácara's fighting chair. |
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View of Horta from the weather station hill on a cloudy day. |
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Maja and some Azorean cows. |
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August 1st 2010
Porto Pim. |
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More Porto Pim. |
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Porto Pim beach. |
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Porto Pim with daddy. |
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Porto Pim beach in the afternoon. |