Ship’s Position:

37°44′16″ N 25°39′46″ W

We docked at Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands this morning at 7:00am local time. It was still very dark as the ship tied up without a sound. We were greeted by a steady rain as the sun rose so I took a nap after breakfast hoping the sun would come out before noon – and thankfully it did.

Of course the first thing that caught my attention was the marina adjacent to the cruise ship terminal.

Ponta Delgada is 2,885 nautical miles from Fort Lauderdale. We still have another 800 nautical miles to go before we arrive in Lisbon, so another full day at sea tomorrow.

I got off the ship & walked around the town’s waterfront for about 90 minutes. There’s an old fort at the southwest end of the sea wall that dominates the harbor entrance.

The architecture in the town is a mixture of “modern” concrete buildings along the waterfront and more classic on the streets further back.

Ponta Delgada is on Sao Miguel, the largest of the Azores islands.

It was good to stretch my legs on land after being on the ship for 7 consecutive days & Ponta Delgada was a nice place for our first landing.