Tag: nature
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Ascension Tension
We took a day off from fact finding and due diligence-ing and went in for some old fashioned, Rick Steves sanctioned, sight seeing. Since Viana do Castelo offers any number of scenic hotspots, we just went ahead and started at the top. Literally. The Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an architecturally impressive…
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Signs
When we woke up this morning, the weather had finally cleared, and a rainbow seemed to be emanating from the Catholic Church in town. Patty thought it might be a sign to try and go back to the volcano at Sete Cidades and atone for all the “taking of the Lord’s name in vain” that…
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Weather or Not
Unfortunately, the weather has not been as predictable on this trip as we would have liked, so plans are always in flux. Before getting here, we read that the Azores is a place you can experience all four seasons in one day. Big deal. Muncie, Indiana makes the same claim. Frankly, every shit-show north of…
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