We arrived at 8:00. The weather was still overcast, but warmer,
in the low 70s. This is a much larger
city than Horta, with quite a few tall buildings. After breakfast we left the ship and headed
west, toward the older downtown area.
This is a city in black and white.
There was almost no color on anything, including the black basalt
cobblestone streets and patterned sidewalks.
Again, the streets were very narrow and steep. We stopped at a middle school to listen to
the drum corps practice. It could be
heard blocks away. We found a cemetery
with very elaborate crypts. And we also
found an amazing public garden with huge trees and tropical plants. We had a few sprinkles early on, but
otherwise no rain.
We were back on the
ship in time for a late lunch. We had to
do another tricky maneuver to exit the port.
We had to back out slowly, then turn around to head for our next
destination. We left at 5:00 , and
while we were having dinner we had a gorgeous sunset behind us.
Miles walked: 4.3
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