Lagoa Funda - a very old volcano crater |
Fading Beauties - Blue Hydrangeas |
We had booked a 3 to 4 hour drive with Cesar, an English & French speaking taxi driver. He took us from Lajes to see tranquil twin lakes (Funda & Rasa) before heading clockwise around the island. From a viewpoint high on the western cliffs, we admired the small village of Lajedo , now somewhat of a ghost town, with many of the cottages empty. “Young people go to Lisbon for university and after, a rural existence in Flores holds little for them”, said Cesar, sadly. “Our population is not growing.”
Rocha dos Bordoes |
Corvo in the distance |
From a vantage point high above Porto Delgarda we could just make out the
At the Local |
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