Ilha de São Miguel

... oh how I like this lovely smell. It comes from a flower named Ginger-Lily which grows all over the island, filling the air with a sweet fragrance:

Day 1:
• Wait for the covid test results

• Buy "pastel de nata" at the Continente supermarket 🤗
• Hike to the Miradouro da Grota do Inferno with panoramic views over Sete Cidades, Lagoa de Santiago and Lagoa Azul
• Explore the abandoned hotel "Monte Palacio"
• Watch the sunset from Mosteiros beach

Day 2:
• Visit the Gorreana tea plantation and factory 
• Check our various view points on the east coast 
• Hike to the Salto do Prego and the abandoned village "Sanguinho"
• Eat sweet corn and "bolos lêvedos" in Furnas
• Visit the Castelo Branco and church of Senhora da Paz

Day 3:
• Shopping at Parque Atlantico
• Hike Ribeira Funda 
• Visit the Pico Barrosa, stopping at various view points of the Lagoa Fogo
Day 4:
• Hike Rocha da Relva 
• Visit the Arruda Pineapple Plantation
• Visit Ponta Delgada and its harbour
• Explore Capelas