I've known this land since I was a child, I was born in the parish of Achadinha, I have lots of nostalgic memories of ancient times, as a child nature was even more present
Great video of the natural landscape! I really appreciate you showing where you are on the map during each of your videos. Most videos I watch, people don't think of doing that!
The Açores are just amazing. Weather is finicky though, a lot like the Pacific NW of the USA. I was just in Terceira, and we caught the weather were it was best. Rain in Angra but sunny is Biscoitos? We ran (in our car) and had a dip in the natural pools in Biscoitos and ended up with a sunburn!🙄😜 Açores (in Portuguese) is truly magical and the people too, the best. ❤️🇵🇹
@@OfftoMarvelousPlaces I hope you do! Terceira is fantastic and very historic. Good infrastructure, massive airport landing strip. Food wasn't great, but that was just about my only gripe.
@@OfftoMarvelousPlaces It is so wonderful that there's a whole archipelago that few know about, just as was the case for you. I don't know if you saw the news reports today about the largest ever bone fish caught off Horta in the Azores, a sunfish that weighs as much as a truck. Just another magical detail about those islands.
Hi! The plant at 7:23 that you called Bamboo is actually called "Arundo donax" in it's scientific name, or in Portuguese: Cana, wich is a invasive species here in Portugal.
9:18 - 9::21 The "house in the centre of the screen WAS My Grandparents local store. They provided flour, cornmeal, sugar, yeast,, milk(room temperature) cheeses, (Quejo de Sao Jorge, mostly) ready-made breadS, dried fruits, including figs,..... wines via barrels) or bottled, brandy's (Maciera), then laundry soap bars/wash boards, dish soap and butcher tools for Matanças (slaughter backyard pigs) family festival and my favorite at 6/7 yrs old...."Vinyl Record & Gorilla gums.. Visited my roots in Achadinha 9 times, through my child hood and young life. So I know that villa intimately. 20:06 is Achadinha's local Church behind her
Hello! I will be visiting sao miguel (and a few other islands) in July. I will have 5 days in sao miguel, so not much time. What are your recommendations? I love hiking and nature!
Thanks for sharing your experience! Very much appreciated. How did you get around the island? Did you use public buses? I'll come to Sao Miguel next week for 6 days trip as a solo tourist. Any particular hikes you'd recommend? (besides the stunning ones you had already showed us) :)
I mostly used the public busses. They worked quite well, but be sure to get an accurate plan. Google worked for the most part. The busses do not go very frequently, however. This was a problem with the Hike at Sete Cidades, because the time was rather short to finish the trail in time. I used a taxi as well and this went great also. I went by taxi from Ribeirinha to Poço Azul for around 30 EUR. Recommendation: at the very least check out all three volcanic systems. Also the center one with Lagoa do Fogo. There are a lot of beautiful paths on São Miguel and I am sure I missed out on something wonderful as well ;) Have fun on the island and I hope your weather will be great!
AT 12:38 DID YOU LOOK IN THAT SHALLOW WATER FOR TIINY BABY TAD POLLS LOL A MUST NEXT TIME AND HOLD THEM IN YOUR HAND AND DID YOU FILM MOREAS SWINING IN THE SMALL RIVERS WHAT YES ? LONG SNAKY FISHES THEIR LIKE ELECTRIC ELLES ETC...
Hiking Poco Azul right now! Love it!
Awesome, have fun! :)
I've known this land since I was a child, I was born in the parish of Achadinha, I have lots of nostalgic memories of ancient times, as a child nature was even more present
Great video of the natural landscape! I really appreciate you showing where you are on the map during each of your videos. Most videos I watch, people don't think of doing that!
Great to hear, glad you like it! :)
Beautiful, need to visit this lake next time 😍
Definitely! :) The entire region is a great place to visit :)
The Açores are just amazing. Weather is finicky though, a lot like the Pacific NW of the USA. I was just in Terceira, and we caught the weather were it was best. Rain in Angra but sunny is Biscoitos? We ran (in our car) and had a dip in the natural pools in Biscoitos and ended up with a sunburn!🙄😜 Açores (in Portuguese) is truly magical and the people too, the best. ❤️🇵🇹
It is! I am sure I will be back :) Maybe I'll also check out Terceira :)
@@OfftoMarvelousPlaces I hope you do! Terceira is fantastic and very historic. Good infrastructure, massive airport landing strip. Food wasn't great, but that was just about my only gripe.
I can't wait to back to Sao Miguel. It's been 22 years!
Absolutely worth another visit! :) I know I’ll be back :)
I love your enthusiasm as you explore the magic of the Azores. We went there about 7 years ago and it’s stayed as a magical place in our hearts.
Thank you! :) I think it will also stay as a magical place in my heart for a very long time :)
@@OfftoMarvelousPlaces It is so wonderful that there's a whole archipelago that few know about, just as was the case for you. I don't know if you saw the news reports today about the largest ever bone fish caught off Horta in the Azores, a sunfish that weighs as much as a truck. Just another magical detail about those islands.
Oh yeah, I saw that! :D
Thanks again for another marvelous experience with you🤣😂....so relieved that you are very sensible and don't take chances 🙏🤗
You are welcome! :) yes sometimes it’s better to be careful ;)
Hi! The plant at 7:23 that you called Bamboo is actually called "Arundo donax" in it's scientific name, or in Portuguese: Cana, wich is a invasive species here in Portugal.
Oh, thank you, very interesting! Oh no, and and I was so fond of that invasive species ... :D
Beautiful island
It really is!
Thanks for showing me the Island my father was born and grew up on! Someday I hope to visit .
Glad you enjoyed the video! :)
9:18 - 9::21
The "house in the centre of the screen WAS My Grandparents local store.
They provided flour, cornmeal, sugar, yeast,, milk(room temperature) cheeses, (Quejo de Sao Jorge, mostly) ready-made breadS, dried fruits, including figs,..... wines via barrels) or bottled, brandy's (Maciera), then laundry soap bars/wash boards, dish soap and butcher tools for Matanças (slaughter backyard pigs) family festival and my favorite at 6/7 yrs old...."Vinyl Record & Gorilla gums..
Visited my roots in Achadinha 9 times, through my child hood and young life. So I know that villa intimately.
20:06 is Achadinha's local Church behind her
Woah, that's so cool!! :)
Wow.am planning to visit sao miguel last week of september. Any ideas of where to visit for the best scenery etc pls?
I can highly recommend Furnas, Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo :) But there are plenty of amazing places! Have fun!
thanks , for the video...
You're welcome :)
Hello! I will be visiting sao miguel (and a few other islands) in July. I will have 5 days in sao miguel, so not much time. What are your recommendations? I love hiking and nature!
How was your trip? :) I hope you enjoyed this amazing place!
Hello, what app did you use for your hiking maps? :)
I am using komoot. Not sure if it is the best but it worked well in Portugal.
Thanks for your video. I see you just posted it. What time of year was it taken?
This was filmed on July 5th :)
Wonder what warm means in temps and humidity?
Temperatures were alway around 20C but it always felt more like 25. I don't know remember what the humidity was.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Very much appreciated.
How did you get around the island? Did you use public buses?
I'll come to Sao Miguel next week for 6 days trip as a solo tourist. Any particular hikes you'd recommend? (besides the stunning ones you had already showed us) :)
I mostly used the public busses. They worked quite well, but be sure to get an accurate plan. Google worked for the most part. The busses do not go very frequently, however. This was a problem with the Hike at Sete Cidades, because the time was rather short to finish the trail in time. I used a taxi as well and this went great also. I went by taxi from Ribeirinha to Poço Azul for around 30 EUR. Recommendation: at the very least check out all three volcanic systems. Also the center one with Lagoa do Fogo. There are a lot of beautiful paths on São Miguel and I am sure I missed out on something wonderful as well ;) Have fun on the island and I hope your weather will be great!
@@OfftoMarvelousPlaces Thank you for your help❤
what's your name? which country are you from?
Inga, Germany.
@@OfftoMarvelousPlaces wow. you look so young. enjoy your youth life. also i love your english accent. do you have email address?
AT 12:38 DID YOU LOOK IN THAT SHALLOW WATER FOR TIINY BABY TAD POLLS LOL A MUST NEXT TIME AND HOLD THEM IN YOUR HAND AND DID YOU FILM MOREAS SWINING IN THE SMALL RIVERS WHAT YES ? LONG SNAKY FISHES THEIR LIKE ELECTRIC ELLES ETC...
Also, something jumped into the water at 12:24 :) This place is very alive!