Santo Antao, Cabo Verde, 4/18/2024, National Geographic Endurance
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Santo Antao is a diverse and rich island surrounded by beautiful subtropical reefs. Many of the islands here are protected marine reserves and state parks, allowing the rich marine life to thrive. Our undersea team ventured out on a dive to explore these waters and to capture the underwater world to share with our guests.
Amy was raised near Cape Cod in coastal Marion, Massachusetts, and her relationship with the ocean and nature has always been an active one. Her parents, avid divers and marine biologists, introduced her to the underwater world when she was very youn...
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Our final day of this beautiful journey took us to Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel Island. We spent time exploring the quaint town of Vila Franca do Campo where we stopped to have morning pastries. It’s an island with unique geological features which we experienced by visiting the fumaroles, hot springs, and bubbling mud pots. At Furnas we watched them using geothermal heat to cook our lunch!
We started the day’s activities at the beautiful harbor of São Roque in Pico. Half of our group embarked on a hike along the northern coast of the island, while the rest enjoyed a leisurely tour of Criaçao Velha. The weather was generous, and the clouds kept us sheltered from the heat. After returning to the ship and enjoying lunch, we made our way to the neighboring island of Faial, where we all went on a panoramic tour that took us around the island and to the Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum. The tour ended at the famous Peter’s Sports Café in Horta, where we all shared a drink and a quick visit to the scrimshaw museum upstairs before returning to the ship in time for the last activity of the day, the amazing crew show after dinner.
Late this morning we arrived at our first island in the Azores, Santa Maria Island. Making our day more fun and different, we had a brunch and mid-day outing to experience the island. We did some walking, some touring… and so we did not suffer, a late-afternoon picnic! It is wetter and a bit cooler here than our previous stops. A perfect build up to yet a different climate as we meander our way up the Atlantic Ocean. As all our islands have been, Santa Maria is also volcanic.
