Author: francegermain

It's official and all booked! Next checkmark off of the bucket list - Magdalen Islands in June. Exciting to be going with my Mom, my Aunt & my Sister ...... stay tuned! In the meantime, I might post some older stories, like Iceland and Croatia .... just to give y'all something to read so that… Continue reading Sneak Peak – Iles de la Madeleine (Magdalen Islands)

It's a wrap ...... for now. I'll definitely be back. 2 great weeks, 3 islands - 6 more to explore! Next 3 will be Sao Jorge (absolutely must go back), Pico (wine & hiking) & Faial (small but mighty with outdoors activity). That's an ongoing problem with the Bucket List - here I thought I… Continue reading The Azores – It’s a Wrap

This isn’t my photo, we couldn’t get close enough for one today (we do have a good video of the bull charging towards us though!) Wewere sad leaving our little Sao Jorge cottage this morning. Why do all good things must come to an end anyway? I hope to be back to Sao Jorge one… Continue reading Running of the Bulls – I Shit You Not!

I think we’ve covered all of Sao Jorge, including many narrow / windy dirt roads to many Fajas and all the major roads in between.  Some of the roads on Sao Jorge - the second picture the road is much narrower than it looks and it is on a cliff - note no guard rails… Continue reading Wrapping Up in Sao Jorge 😦

I love these guys! Yesterday was a travel day. We left the main island of Sao Miguel and made our way to the Island of Sao Jorge. We are staying in a very remote area - kinda isolated cottage country. The Faja (or town by the sea) we are staying in has maybe 20 houses,… Continue reading Hellllllo Sao Jorge – Land of the Faja

Cows & Hydrangeas - the Two Most Common Sights on the Island of Soa Miguel Today was a down day/ recoup day. We’ve been going steady since we got here and have checked off most of the things we wanted to see while here. Minus whale / dolphin watching but that would have required going… Continue reading Down Day & Azorean Tidbits

Another good Fitbit day! Lots of steps and stairs / elevation. We didn’t exactly set out for it but ended up doing very touristy stuff today. Sunday of a Holiday weekend too so some of the spots were quite busy but we still managed to have another great day. And MAN! we can pack a… Continue reading Touristy Spots

I was SOOO excited about today and it idn’t disappoint! We started the day by packing up as we were leaving our first condo near in the city for a house in the countryside. Packing up is never fun but we were still driving so not as many restrictions and considerations as if we had… Continue reading Market Tour and Cooking Class – i’m In Heaven!

Leaving the appartment this morning, we had no real set plans but a few things to check out - whale watching, pineapple plantation & the hot springs in Furnas. Whatever else was going to fit in between we would wing it. Sun was shinning, skies were blue when we headed to old town (finally figured… Continue reading Plan B Kinda Day

What a day! Hurricane Lorenzo has passed through and it was a nice day on Sao Miguel Island. We started with a trip back to town to get our phones figured out - we need data to help us navigate, especially with NO spoken Portuguese! I can figure out a lot of the written stuff… Continue reading Sete Cidades hike