Finally, Lajes

Finally for two reasons: one, I am finally posting; and two, finally we are here! This a cow in the field right behind our house. This is the view for the kids as they walk home from school. They don't realize how good they've got it.

We went on a base sponsored tour of the island a few weeks ago. This is a hilltop near the base with Mary watching over. The next picture is the statue of Mary. This island is very Catholic.

This is at the Angra Botanical Gardens.

This is one of the cathedrals on the island. Right in front of it is a waterfall by the stairs.

Another little city we passed through.

A forest towards the middle of the island.

There is farmland everywhere.

Cows use the roads about as much as the cars do.

This is a swimming area on the north side of the island. The rocks are lava from the last eruptions a couple hundred years ago.

Much of the coastline looks like this. There are some beaches in the cities but most everywhere else it is rocky. So far we are loving it here. The temperature is great for winter. It is beautiful everywhere you go. The food is good, and people are friendly. It is hard to believe that we have been here a month. It makes me sad to have it go by so quickly.