{"id":15698,"date":"2025-11-15T10:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=15698"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:14:05","slug":"atw-3-day-6-ponta-delgada-azores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/15\/atw-3-day-6-ponta-delgada-azores\/","title":{"rendered":"ATW-3 Day 6: Ponta Delgada,Azores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_110943.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amazing morning rainbow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were treated to an amazing rainbow upon rising. I have never seen such a complete rainbow. And in mostly sunny skies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had breakfast with Regina again and again she accompanied us into town &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ponta_Delgada\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ponta_Delgada\">Ponta Delgada<\/a> in this case. The objective was to find some souvenirs and gifts on this, our last port in Europe. We had some difficulty finding stores as we wandered for over a mile before finding anything of interest. Well, I guess the exercise was good for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We did find an interesting municipal building and a church before we found the shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"15700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_150234.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Municipal building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_163547.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"15699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_163547-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_163547-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_162815-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_162815-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_162815-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_162815.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inside the church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_162254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_162254-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171159-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171159-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171159.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Main square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_163510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"15705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_163510-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171443-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171443-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171443-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171443-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171443-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_171443.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <em>Miracle <\/em>docked<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_220601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_220601-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15707\" style=\"width:288px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_220601-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_220601-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251113_220601.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scrapes and abrasions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the way back to the ship Marlene slipped and fell down the stone steps. It was a bad fall forward and I feared that she was badly injured. But she seemed to escape with only scraped knees and a blood blister on her hand. We will see if how she feels in the morning, but I think we dodged a bullet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She spent the evening in the cabin. I delivered food to her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were treated to an amazing rainbow upon rising. I have never seen such a complete rainbow. And in mostly sunny skies! We had breakfast with Regina again and again she accompanied us into town &#8211; Ponta Delgada in this case. 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