For my actual birthday we took a bit of a risk. It was back to the bus, but this time only to Vila Franco do Campo. Off the bus, then in line to try and buy ferry tickets. Ferry tickets in hand, then in line for the actual ferry. (Whew, didn’t know if we’d make it as tickets looked to be sold out and they only allow 200 people at a time on the island).
The island was once a volcano that blew and sank back into the sea. The crater rim forms the island, but the crater itself is sunk below sea level, and there’s a single cut that allows free flow of the ocean in and out. And by local Azorean tradition, it’s a public beach!
Not a bad way to spend one’s 50th birthday……
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