28 Apr 2023
Our guide, Riu, was very good. His English was excellent and his knowledge of the area and sociol history was very good. The trip was comfortable, but the weather did not cooperate and we had cloudy, windy weather at the top of the caldera, so we did not have a very good view of Lagoa do Fogo. But he expanded the trip to include a visit to the tea plantation where he gave us a very good oversight into the process. And a visit to a pineapple plantation, where he gave us a description of that business, as well. The scenery on the trip was great, Riu spoke of the native species with skill, and spoke of his country with knowledge and passion.