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Archive for July, 2007

Guess what?? We’re in Spain now! I’ll attempt to bring you up to date on what we’ve been up to.
David’s friend Laurent made a spontaneous visit to us from France which was such a treat! He flew into Lisbon and we rented to car to go up and meet [...]

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Sao Miguel

Posted by Tni Newhoff on July 23rd, 2007

I realize that I’m going backwards but I would be remiss if I did not tell you about the final island that we visited in the Azores, Sao Miguel. It would have been a shame if we had bypassed it altogether…which we had considered doing. Besides the stunning natural [...]

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A View of Horta

Posted by Tni Newhoff on July 14th, 2007

I thought that I would share some photos from our time in Horta where we rented scooters, hiked a volcano, and were awed by yet another lush and picturesque island in the Azores archipelago. Can you believe those flying saucer clouds??? I have never seen anything like [...]

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In Horta there is a tradition that all arriving mariners should paint the name of their vessel on one of the marina walls. As a result all of the walls and walkways throughout the entire marina make up a colorful patchwork mural. To ignore this tradition is considered to [...]

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Resting in Lagos

Posted by David Newhoff on July 6th, 2007

It’s hard to describe the tranquility on Rosario right now. A week ago the boat was pounding through tall seas while healed at 45 degrees. Motionless in the marina, we find it hard to believe it’s even on water anymore. We love the change.
Lagos is a wonderful seaside, European [...]

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