That same evening we traveled by taxi to the nearby village of Faja de Baixo to enjoy their �Festival de Folclore.� Three folk dancing groups from different areas took part in the festival. First, they all paraded down the main street toward the church. Then, each group performed their special folkdance routines on the front steps of the village church. As the church was completely decorated with white lights, it made a most dramatic backdrop to the entire evening�s performance. Before departing the Azores, we also enjoyed listening to a �tuna� folklore group of musicians play mandolins and Azorean guitars along the waterfront of Ponta Delgada.
After a most memorable 1� month stay in the Azores, we departed Ponta Delgada on Wednesday, August 18, at 1:45 pm. Throughout the afternoon we sailed along the southern shores of Sao Miguel. Around 7 pm we �officially� bid farewell to these beautiful green islands as we passed the end of Sao Miguel and headed toward Portugal |
