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The Azores

   

The Azores

April 11th to April 25th 2009

This trip was primarily to join the Biosphere Expedition studying Sperm Whales.  I spent one week visiting two other islands before taking the ferry to Faial

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Terceira

I started by flying to Terceira, hiring a car and staying in Agra do Heroismo.  The first day I made a walk up Monte Brasil and around the town.  The next day the weather was mixed with some rain and I made a car tour of part of the island visiting the Algar do Carvao and Gruta do Natal.  The third day I made a long walk in the south west partly along the coast.

Monte Brasil

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Algar do Carvao

 
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Gruta do Natal

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Coastal Walk

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Sao Jorge

Staying in Velas I made two long walks, again with mixed weather, the Spine walk and the Three Faja's walk.

The Spine Walk

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The Three Faja's Walk

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Faial

In Faial I joined the Biosphere Expedition Group.  We went out each day on a small catamaran to study whales and dolphins.  You may wish to learn more at www.biosphere-expeditions.org   While in Horta, main town of Faial, we had the opportunity to visit the Caldeira on Faial and the neighboring island of Pico.

Caldeira Walk

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Pico

This walk with the group started on the slopes of Pico Mountain and descended to the port of Madelena.

 
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Sperm Whales --  As this was a research project there are rather a large number of photos --

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Common Dolphin

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Risso's Dolphin

 
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Bottle-nosed Dolphin

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Cory's Shearwater

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Common Gull

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Portugese Man-O-War Jellyfish

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These photographs were taken by Lisa Steiner a scientist working with Chris Beer and running Whale Watch Azores.

Those of the breaching Sperm Whale and Long-finned Pilot Whales were taken the day I left early for the UK.

Common Dolphin

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Sperm Whale

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Risso's Dolphin

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Bottlenose Dolphin

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Long-finned Pilot Whale

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