When we were in Sao Miguel a few years ago, we arranged for a taxi driver/day tour ahead of time. When we started our tour from our hotel at 8:00am, the driver had already made a reservation for us at Furnas, so the food was ready for us when we got there at lunch time. He waited for us to have our meal and
a little look around - along with all the other taxi drivers waiting in front of the restaurant. Then we continued with our island tour. I think you can do this with the link (shown somewhere in this thread) to Azores Tours and with the taxi driver that was recommended. It was a fun experience, lots of food!!! Lorraine On Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 9:39:27 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Oh, just go to the praça of taxis, go up to the front of the line, and say > "Do you speak English?" If that taxi driver doesn't, he'll ask the others. > Or have them show a piece of paper that says "Queremos ir a Furnas." > > But there's more to it than that. I believe you have to go there early in > the morning to have your meal cooked then go back 8 hours later when it is > done to eat it. Furnas is pretty far from Ponta Delgada. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 6:31 PM, E. Sharp <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> They have their flight all booked. I just thought they would like to go >> to Furnas while in Sao Miguel and take a taxi trip. >> >> "E" >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 20, 2017, at 6:25 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> Umm, they'd call up a travel agent and book a flight to PDL. LOL Unless >> they were doing a cruise. The cruise lines pull into port and take a day >> trip there. Do a search for: cruise to azores. I see Princess Cruises and >> Royal Caribbean. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 6:15 PM, E. Sharp <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> How would my friends get to Furnas?? They are not Portuguese.. >>> >>> "E" >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On May 20, 2017, at 6:13 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>> Manuel, Jose, Francisco, Antonio, Joao..they are all taxi drivers! >>> >>> They cook the food in the ground at Furnas. It's not a tour. Maybe the >>> tea factory has tours. >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 6:05 PM, E. Sharp <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> What is the name of the Taxi driver in Sal Miguel and what is the place >>>> on the tour where the make the food in the ground??? There?? >>>> >>>> "E" >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On May 20, 2017, at 2:43 PM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy < >>>> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Lent and Easter were "closed" seasons in the church. That meant that >>>> except for special circumstances, e.g. the bride was pregnant, the groom >>>> was going off to war and wanted to marry the woman who could potentially >>>> be >>>> carrying his child, etc, etc, marriages were not performed. I remember >>>> that >>>> as an altar boy before Vatican II, I would note that marriages in the >>>> Lenten and Advent seasons were very quiet, low-keyed affairs. I knew of >>>> one >>>> case where the bride and groom had to apply to the Bishop for permission >>>> to >>>> marry in Advent; he was about to go off to war. Permission was granted. >>>> >>>> I hope this helps. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:18 PM, 'Jeremy G. 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