Welcome to Madeira, discovered in 1419, an archipelago of 4 islands, in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa, owned by Portugal. Our flight was good and the landing not as scary as I had imagined after seeing pictures of the airport.  Our rental car was delivered to the airport by MadPoint and we were… Continue reading Arrived Madeira

Up early this morning to get to the airport for our flight to Madeira.  We had a really good buffet breakfast at the Azoris Garden hotel which included a full breakfast menu, fruits, yogurt, local preserves (fig and guava), and some great local cheese (they are known for having yummy cheese in Sao Miguel  Island). … Continue reading Ponta Delgada, Azores

We had a great flight to Ponta Delgada and the weather is awesome, moderate sea air, slight wind.   We grabbed a taxi from the airport as per the arrangement with Sata when they cancelled one of our fligths last week.  Because we had to leave a day early, they put us up for a night. … Continue reading Day 2 Azores for a night