We arrive in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel Island, Azores, the first week in March. Its 5:00 a.m. after a four and a half hour red eye flight from Boston.
A ten minute, €10 taxi ride deposits us at our guest house well before anything is open. Its a cool mid 50s, damp and alternately threatens rain and sun. Azoreans have a saying “four seasons in one day,” meaning exactly that: in one day it can feel warm and sunny, then cloudy damp and chilly, followed by rain, then whatever else the heavens have in store. Always pack a raincoat. And a sun hat.
We strolled the quiet streets till we find coffee- cappuccino of course.
Like so many places where life is savored and not hurried, there is no coffee to go. You sit or stand, your day briefly paused while the strong black stuff refires your synapses.
Harbor views.
Home on the Roam 
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