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From the Miradouro da Vista do Rei you look directly at the northern crater wall and can marvel at the two lakes in their full length. Next to the viewpoint there is also an...

We had a wonderful birthday. Our trip took us to the North coast of São Miguel, first to the only organic tea plantation in Europe with tasting and information. Then we visited...

Scrimshaw is a miniature carving and engraving technique on animal materials, such as ivory, horn, or bone. A very well-known Scrimshaw museum is operated by the owner of the...

We were in the museum in Horta, (Faial, Azores, Portugal, Europe 🤣) There is a special exhibition: The objects are carved from the inside of the branches of the fig tree. The...

We are staying in Horta for a few days. Probably familiar to all sailors. We landlubbers were amazed at the open air gallery on the quay. Anyone sailing across the Atlantic...

The day starts with blue skies. On the way to the ferry we do two hikes. To the Lagoa do Capitão. The ground is very muddy after all the rain, but the journey was definitely...

If many large whales are hunted and killed, something must happen to the animals... The whales were caught because huge amounts of fat were melted into oil. The furnaces and...

Until the mid-1980s, whales were hunted in the Azores using the simplest means. 7 men per boat, equipped with wooden harpoons. Two museums on Pico document this time. Around...

Pico is said to have the highest mountain/volcano in Portugal. Since we arrived it has always been so cloudy that we haven't even seen Pico (yes, practical, the mountain is...

The weather already has an enormous influence on our activities. And now we realize how consistent it has been in the Canary Islands! We had planned our last day on Terceira...

To speak of an Azores high is perhaps a bit exaggerated, but at least we haven't had any rain for almost two days. The excursions are twice as much fun! We were in a seawater...

While we have only seen the capital Ponta Delgada of São Miguel, we drove around Terceira in a rental car. It's very reminiscent of Ireland. Lush green meadows with cattle and...

We have now spent two whole days in the Azores! We haven't seen much yet! A deep Azores low 🙃 and a slight gastrointestinal upset have significantly restricted our range of...

While all the squares on Tenerife have already been decorated, we were a little disappointed that there was still nothing to see on the beach promenade here in the capital of...

It is the longest lava tube in the world outside of Hawaii. 18km long, up to 16 meters in diameter! The lava has a temperature of around 1,200 ° C when it emerges. The...

43 km drive to the solar observatory. But 2,400 meters of altitude! Our little Fiat 500 had to fight hard to make it up the slope. And we were lucky that the dry Calima wind was...

There are some natural pools called Charcos on the north coast of Tenerife. When the tide is low and the sea is calm, you can take a refreshing swim here. We observed three...

The strange text on the toilet door in a café, like many things here, is poorly translated, thanks to Google: There is a door buzzer on the door that must be activated from the...

After 9 days on La Gomera we are now on Tenerife. It feels a bit like coming from Bokholt-Hanredder to Hamburg. From the airport we drive in a rental car (a Fiat 500 :-) with a...

🐕🦮🐕‍🦺🐩🐈🐈‍⬛🐇🦬🐂🐐 We are now in Tenerife. We live in a casa rural, very very rural, even cool because it's way up there ;-) Now we are in the small Los Silos... there...

Oh, the island is beautiful and green! Only now do we realize what we were missing on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote: the green! Here on La Gomera there are real forests,...

Anyone who doesn't just lie on the beach in Lanzarote will definitely be confronted with the name César Manrique *. We really liked the island. The weather is great - not too...

The crossing from Fuerteventura to Lanzarote only takes 25 minutes. But you need an ID card - if you fly from Germany to the Canary Islands, you don't have to show one 🤔 It's...