Angra is the capital of Terciera and it is a UNESCO world heritage city. It is very attractive with some fine old buildings and a lovely central park. We went out for a meal one night and Ralph and I decided to sample the local beef stew, Alcatra, which was recommended in the pilot book. I can safely say that I will never eat it again and neither will Ralph. We were both envious of Mark's sausage dish.
The buses on Terciera are not great so one day we took a taxi and visited two local sights, firstly the fumaroles, spouts of steam that come up from deep in the earth's crust and secondly one of the lava caves. Both were well worth it and on the journey, the taxi driver pointed out the fields of horned bulls that take part in the bull running in various villages around the island. We also noticed several practice bull rings.
We took bus across the island one day and the bus journey itself provided a good view of the environment. At the end of the journey there was a big group of natural sea swimming pools and we managed to have a swim and do some snorkeling, looking at the fish in the rocky pools.
We only did one hike and that was around Monte Brazil, the large rocky promontory next to the harbour. This proved to be an excellent walk with some fantastic views and we came across a small cafe as we finished the walk at the end of the promontory so we were able to savour some well earned refreshment.
Another week over and it was time to set sail again, this time for our last Azorean island, the biggest one and the capital, Sao Miguel.
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