ANJEA - Azores

Weather. On the passage from Bermuda to Azores.

Hydrangea. Hydrangeas were introduced centuries back and have made the island their own.

Cows. There are still a lot of cattle on Flores but they are being reduced.

Fajaa Grande Anchorage. Anjea is second from the right.

Waterfall Lake.

Donkey

View of Corvo. You can just see the island of Corvo in the distance.

Ratty 2. Ratty enjoyed Merel's cooking as much as me!

Ratty 1. Our friendly rat gets his photo taken.

Fajaa Grande. A fajaa is a flat stretch of land at the base of a cliff. The village of Fajaa Grande is in the distance.

Me

Typical Street

View from the top

Flower Garden

Cliff Edge. The path to Ponta Delgarda is not for the acrophobic.

Coastal View. Looking back to our anchorage from the path to Ponta del Dardo.

Stone House. Houses like this are everywhere.

Water Tap. On an island where streams, waterfalls and lakes are everywhere, we find a public water tap set in an elaborate stone and concrete monument.

Gate 2. This looks like something from The Shire.

Hydrangeas. There are many species of hydrangeas. The coloration varies between species but also depends on the soil and can be blue, pink or white as the acidity of the soil increases.

Waterfall Lake. This beautiful lakes is fed by numerous waterfalls.

Twisted Tree. The trees are fabulous shapes, twisted by the North Atlantic gales into amazing shapes.

Beach. No, I have not bought a drone -- this is the view from the path looking down on the rocky beach.

Merel rests her legs

Gate 1. Gate-making here is an art.

On top of the world. A beautiful place for a brief rest after the steep climb.

Merel ascending the track to Ponta Delgardo. I could not help wondering at the massive effort that has gone into creating these paths. Dragging and arranging rocks on these slopes would be backbreaking work.

Sapphira on her Way. Mark sails off his anchor, on his way to Horta.

Sapphira leaves Flores. Mark sails Sapphira off the anchor at Fajaa Grande. His motor is out of action.

Waterfall at Fajaa Grande