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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, the Azores: and then (finally) home!
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, the Azores: and then (finally) home!

Stephen DaleFebruary 11, 2013October 11, 2020

It was a relatively short ‘hop’ from Faial to Sao Miguel, the largest of the islands in the Azores Archipelago, which was accomplished overnight, so we arrived early in the morning of Saturday 9th February. This is prime dolphin and whale-watching…

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Horta, Faial Island, the Azores
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Horta, Faial Island, the Azores

Stephen DaleFebruary 10, 2013October 11, 2020

We arrived at Horta, capital of Faial Island in the Azores on the afternoon of Friday, 8th February, after five days at sea, crossing a fairly benign Atlantic from Barbados. Faial is one of the nine islands that make up the Archipelago of the Azor…

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Bridgetown, Barbados – and farewell to the West Indies!
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Bridgetown, Barbados – and farewell to the West Indies!

Stephen DaleFebruary 7, 2013October 11, 2020

We arrived in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday 2nd February. This is our last port of call in the West Indies before starting our homeward leg across the vast Atlantic. After Barbados we can look forward to (!) five days at sea before arriving at …

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Kingstown, St Vincent, the Grenadines

Stephen DaleFebruary 5, 2013October 10, 2020

We arrived at Kingstown, St Vincent early in the morning of Thursday, 31st January after an overnight cruise from St George’s, Granada. The island is the largest of the Grenadines, technically part of the Winward Islands, which are themselves part…

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Granada, “Spice of the Caribbean”, and spicy gossip!

Stephen DaleFebruary 4, 2013October 10, 2020

Continuing my travelogue of our epic cruise from Tilbury, to the Amazon, the West Indies and the Azores (and ultimately back to Tilbury). I should be writing about our experience in Granada, where we arrived on the morning of Wednesday 30th Januar…

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Iles du Salut, French Guiana (Devil’s Island..and Papillon has gone!)

Stephen DaleJanuary 29, 2013October 10, 2020

We made a brief (half-day) stop at the Iles du Salut on Monday 28th January.The Îles du Salut (in English: Islands of Health, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland) are a group of small islands of volcanic …

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Letter From The Amazon: Parintins and the Boi-Bumba Festival

Stephen DaleJanuary 26, 2013October 10, 2020

From Evernote: Letter From The Amazon: Parintins and the Boi-Bumba Festival We arrived at Parintins on Wednesday 23rd January. Parintins is situated on the southern bank of the Amazon River in the largest river archipelago of the mid-Amazon, on th…

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Manaus – heart of the Amazon

Stephen DaleJanuary 25, 2013October 10, 2020

We arrived at Manaus on Monday 21st January. Manaus is the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas,and is a popular ecotourist destination. Manau…

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Boca da Valeria

Stephen DaleJanuary 23, 2013October 10, 2020

From Evernote: Boca da Valeria The tiny village of Boca da Valeria sits at the confluence of the Rio da Valeria and the Amazon. This remote and primitive Indian village of 75 inhabitants is surrounded by the great rain forest of the Amazon, and is…

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Santarem – a real taste of the Amazon

Stephen DaleJanuary 20, 2013October 10, 2020

From Evernote: Santarem – a real taste of the Amazon We arrived at Santarém at 7.30am on Saturday 19th January. Even at this early hour the temperature was edging 30C, and projected to rise to 36C later in the day. It was also very humid. Santarém…

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