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Like yesterday, we started our day with coffee on the porch. Our plan today was to cover the rest of the sights in Terceira. We were to check-out at noon so we decided to head to Piscinas Naturais Biscoitos first and come back after spending some time there and then get ready and check-out. Piscinas Naturais Biscoitos are natural pools at the edge of the ocean formed by lava rocks from ancient volcanic eruptions. We carried a couple of towels and our swim wear and headed out. The weather was cloudy but it wasn’t raining. ...

We got up in the morning and started our day with a cup of coffee on the nice porch with a garden out back. After getting ready, we started off towards our first destination, Miradouro da Serra do Cume. The road steadily climbed towards the top of the hills and was paved, with cobblestones in some places. It became quite steep as we came close to the top. There were view points on both sides of the top of the hill. Looking towards the north east we could see Praia da Vitória and on the other side, towards the south west, we could see fields separated by walls of volcanic rocks forming a massive expanses of green patchwork. The clouds rolled in quickly and it started raining while we were there so we decide to head back down and come back again for the views the next day if possible. We could see Ilhéus das Cabras at one corner and next we headed there to take a closer look. ...