Late this morning we arrived at our first island in the Azores, Santa Maria Island. Making our day more fun and different, we had a brunch and mid-day outing to experience the island. We did some walking, some touring… and so we did not suffer, a late-afternoon picnic! It is wetter and a bit cooler here than our previous stops. A perfect build up to yet a different climate as we meander our way up the Atlantic Ocean. As all our islands have been, Santa Maria is also volcanic.
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Santa Maria Island, Azores, 4/27/2024, National Geographic Endurance
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Dennis Cornejo, Naturalist
Dennis has spent more than half of his life working with Lindblad Expeditions. He first studied biology in the Sonoran Desert. It was his work with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum that brought him into contact with Sven Lindblad. Dennis was working ...
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Pico and Faial, Azores
We started the day’s activities at the beautiful harbor of São Roque in Pico. Half of our group embarked on a hike along the northern coast of the island, while the rest enjoyed a leisurely tour of Criaçao Velha. The weather was generous, and the clouds kept us sheltered from the heat. After returning to the ship and enjoying lunch, we made our way to the neighboring island of Faial, where we all went on a panoramic tour that took us around the island and to the Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum. The tour ended at the famous Peter’s Sports Café in Horta, where we all shared a drink and a quick visit to the scrimshaw museum upstairs before returning to the ship in time for the last activity of the day, the amazing crew show after dinner.