{"id":24639,"date":"2020-12-30T20:58:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T01:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=24639"},"modified":"2023-12-28T06:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:39:50","slug":"porto-martins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/porto-martins\/","title":{"rendered":"Porto Martins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Terceira, The Azores (A\u00e7ores), Portugal (March 2001)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A Rainy Day in Porto Martins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Porto Martins lies due south of Praia do Vit\u00f3ria along Terceira’s eastern shore (map<\/a>). It is a scenic fishing village and summer resorts with a popular natural swimming pool at the waterline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stopped where land met water. This was the location of the swimming hole set among the stone. It was cold, rainy and too early in the year to go swimming. However, it did offer some excellent views of town and the surrounding area. Rain moved in and just as quickly blew away. A few minutes later the sun came back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waterfront<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Porto Martins Waterfront<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This photography looks back on Porto Martins and its protected waterfront. Luxurious homes of red tiled roofs and freshly whitewashed walls looked across the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rolling Terrain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A Panoramic View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Agriculture was also common in this area. Green fields rode the gently rolling hillsides of Terceira’s southeastern plains. One the edge of town rose the extinct volcanic spatter cone known as Pico Capit\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Articles in the Azores Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n