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The park downtown was landscaped like a private estate. | |
| The streets and sidewalks were paved with cobblestones. Shops lined every street in the town. |  | |
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The ivy covered wall is in front of the Government House and behind me is the main square. | |
| The square surrounds the Police Station, the Post Office, and Telecom Company as well as the best shops in town. |  | |
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One of the best boat paintings I saw. I'm going to design something special for 'Sailabration' before I sail to the Azores. | |
| The marina and city from the island ferry dock. They have a fast catamaran as well as an old time ferry. |  | |
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Peter's Sport Cafe is the most famous bar in the world. There was a steady series of tourists who just had to get their picture taken in front of the cafe. The local beer was fantastic and cheeper than a Coke. | |
| The downtown area was decorated with a series of small shops that served traditional Azores food. I LOVED IT! I'll be back someday soon. |  | |
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This shop was my favorite. I tried everything except blood sausage. I tried that in Ireland and didn't care for it then and I bet I wouldn't here either. | |
| Just behind the marina was a cafe that served a good breakfast. And they had coffee if you needed a jolt. The cups were like thimbles, but they had a kick! |  | |
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Just to the right of the cafe was the bandstand. Our boat 'Little Wing' a Beneteau First 30 was about 50 ft from the bandstand. They didn't even start to slow down till past 2AM. | |
| Another example of the boat art on the wall behind our boat. The paint was still wet when I took the picture. |  | |
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If you are going to make a long passage a wind steering vane is a good idea. The family who sailed this boat was from the Netherlands and I gave my fishing gear to their 10 year old twins. I hope they catch a tuna on the way home. | |
| The only paved road on the island circles the island. I'm on my way to the airport and home. |  | |
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Another view of the homes on the island. I could live here! The Azores would be a great place to retire too. | |
| Sunset over Lisbon as I fly toward Europe. I left Horta on the 8th at 2:30PM and was home on the 9th at 10pm. And that's with a 12 hour layover in Madrid! |  | |
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Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on the way home we flew over a storm. I wish I was somewhere down there with a reefed main and a storm jib flying. I loved the trip and I'll be back as soon as I can. | |