The great migration out of Florida is about to start. In another week or two the seasonal residents (snowbirds) will be heading north and the spring breakers will be back in school. The roads, restaurants and life in general around the sunshine state will become more manageable once again. Paradise restored on AMI!
In honor of this return to normalcy Beth and I are going to be heading out as well. We'll be heading out early Wednesday morning going first to Boston for about a 10 hour layover. Because of a little minor procedure I had on my leg earlier this week to remove some skin caner (a common occurance for me) I'm having to stay off my feet as much as possible for a few more days. So instead of venturing into town we'll simply hunker down in the airport's Priority Lounge. In the evening we'll be flying from Boston to the Azores which are a group of 9 islands owned by Portugal. These islands are located in the North Atlantic about 850 miles from the mainland of Portugal. They are not very well known but are similar to the Canary Islands which are owned by Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores
http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/nature-travel/azores-islands-vacation
http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/travel-destination-trend-why-to-visit-the-azores
We'll be spending three weeks on the island of Terceira at the Terceira Mar Hotel. I'm very excited about it because it's a place I've never been (Beth visited one of the Azores on an "old lady trip"), it's right on the ocean, there isn't much to do (I do nothing really well) and there are only 56,000 people on the 153 square mile island. Kinda right up our alley!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terceira_Island
http://www.bensaude.pt/terceiramarhotel/en/
After three weeks of what promises to be a pretty laid back pace it's going to pick up a bit. We fly back to Boston for one day where if all goes according to plan we'll be able to spend a bit of time with my brother Gerald and his wife Melanie who are going to be enjoying a few days in the area. We then fly from Boston back across the big pond to Israel. I won't go into too much detail right now but we have a few days in Israel and Jordan. There'll be plenty of time to blog about this part of the adventure while staring at the water from Terceira.
Here we go again, time to pull out the backpack!
In honor of this return to normalcy Beth and I are going to be heading out as well. We'll be heading out early Wednesday morning going first to Boston for about a 10 hour layover. Because of a little minor procedure I had on my leg earlier this week to remove some skin caner (a common occurance for me) I'm having to stay off my feet as much as possible for a few more days. So instead of venturing into town we'll simply hunker down in the airport's Priority Lounge. In the evening we'll be flying from Boston to the Azores which are a group of 9 islands owned by Portugal. These islands are located in the North Atlantic about 850 miles from the mainland of Portugal. They are not very well known but are similar to the Canary Islands which are owned by Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores
http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/nature-travel/azores-islands-vacation
http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/travel-destination-trend-why-to-visit-the-azores
We'll be spending three weeks on the island of Terceira at the Terceira Mar Hotel. I'm very excited about it because it's a place I've never been (Beth visited one of the Azores on an "old lady trip"), it's right on the ocean, there isn't much to do (I do nothing really well) and there are only 56,000 people on the 153 square mile island. Kinda right up our alley!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terceira_Island
http://www.bensaude.pt/terceiramarhotel/en/
After three weeks of what promises to be a pretty laid back pace it's going to pick up a bit. We fly back to Boston for one day where if all goes according to plan we'll be able to spend a bit of time with my brother Gerald and his wife Melanie who are going to be enjoying a few days in the area. We then fly from Boston back across the big pond to Israel. I won't go into too much detail right now but we have a few days in Israel and Jordan. There'll be plenty of time to blog about this part of the adventure while staring at the water from Terceira.
Here we go again, time to pull out the backpack!
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| While sitting in the back yard the other day we were joined by four White Ibises. The brown and white one on the sea wall is a juvenile. The daily bird show is always fascinating. The other morning a Bald Eagle flew a little too close to the Osprey nest across the canal and we had a mid-air battle between two huge birds. Although slightly smaller, the Osprey did an amazing job protecting the nest. |
