Azores Shore Leave – Day 14

Angra,Terceira to Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel
Date: Friday 06/20/2008
Weather: Overcast, again

Scott and Eric drove us to the airport. We arrived before 7am so had time to get coffee at a little café across from the airport. It was sad to say goodbye.

We arrived in Ponta Delgada at 9am, our flight for Boston was at 6:30. We had about 9 hours to kill.

We looked into renting a car to go up to see the blue lake and the green lake. These are two lakes high in the volcano that are side by side. One is a startling shade of blue. The other one right next to was and equally deep shade of green. The car rental from the airport was expensive and we were told that the visibility was so poor we probably would not be able to see it anyway. We decided to just go into the city and explore.

We found a place at the airport that would check our bags. Then we took a cab into the city. We wandered around for awhile but our hearts were not into it. Robyn debated buying some Pico wine to bring home, but she was already so overloaded with pottery, one more thing would surely break her back.

We found a little café on the waterfront and nursed our beers and watched the water.

About 3:00 we returned to the airport and checked in. A few hours later we were on our way home.

Eric & Robyn’s friend Adam met us at the airport. We arrived at around 10pm, an hour or more late, and my flight the next day was at 8am out of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Adam took us to a lovely restaurant in his neighborhood after which we went to his house.

My intent was to take a 24 hour free shuttle to the Manchester airport at whatever time we arrived in Boston and wait for my flight. I did not want to inconvenience anyone else because I chose to save money by flying out of a different airport.

Even though I am quite sure Adam is not a morning person, he would have no part of my going my own way. He was going to drive me to Manchester in the morning.

I insisted that if he got me to Sullivan Square I would pick up the shuttle to Manchester Airport. He told me that Sullivan Square was 6 blocks from his house. If I wanted to go there, I was on my own – I could find my own way (at midnight).

I didn’t argue too strongly, all I can say is that you are always welcome at our home Adam, and you will never again have to take a taxi from the Tampa airport!!