Thursday until today has just flown by! We left Thursday night for São Miguel and are leaving tomorrow (Monday) morning. My grandparents are from this island, so I was personally very excited to visit and really enjoyed my time on the island :) Friday we spent the day walking around the city, which is very different from Angra. Angra is a pretty small and older looking city, whereas Ponta Delgada is more developed and modern. Luckily we've had pretty beautiful weather in Angra, and of course while we were here for only a few days we weren't as lucky! The most important sites (Sete Cidades, for example) are absolutely impossible to see if there is even a tiny bit of fog :(
Despite the not-so-good weather today, we still had a fun day driving around all day. We were able to see Lagoa de Fogo for a few minutes before the fog rolled in, and it was beautiful. We also stopped by the Furnas, where there are natural boiling hot springs! It was pretty crazy. I was also very happy to stop in Capelas, the town that my grandmother is from. We weren't able to find her home, but I got to see the town, and we spent some relaxing time at a nearby beach after. Altogether, São Miguel was definitely a beautiful place to stop, but I wish I had more time here!! I will no doubt come back and spend a LOT more time on this island someday when I make back all the money I spent here c(= Anyways, I'm starting to realize how much I actually feel like Angra is home, because I really miss it!! Can't wait to be back in our cozy residencia, going to the familiar cafes by the marina, relaxing on the beach... and teaching english too, of course!
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