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

So we are packed and ready to leave in 3 hours, sitting around the apartment killing time and doesn’t my daughter text to say our flight Ottawa to Toronto is cancelled. WHAT!  I wasn’t notified, but there it was, in red, CANCELLED.  I called the travel agent to see what could be done.  Out of… Continue reading Day 1 done and no fun

https://www.osprey.com/ca/en/ We are packed and ready.   We will be mostly hiking and walking around villages, so a backpack and large carry on (purse/overnight bag) is all we need.  We both have an Osprey (pictured above) backpack as our main luggage.  They are the perfect bag for travel.  They open like a suitcase, the straps tuck… Continue reading Ready to go – Madeira/Azores adventures