Established in 1883, Chá Gorreana is Europe’s oldest tea producing company and one of only two remaining in the Azores. Gorreana teas are grown without the use of herbicides, pesticides or fungicides, possible only in the Azores which are free from insects and pests. The factory is heavily guarded by two ferocious attack dogs but we were not deterred from our desire to tour the facility and sample the delicious teas.

Later in the day we did another hike, this time to the Salto Cabritos waterfalls, where Jeanine captured a nice image of a resident frog while I used my tripod to capture a non-resident frog.

Our final destination for the day was Ribeira Grande where we lucked into a private tour of the Town Hall and its pigeon infested tower which offered an exceptional view of the Igreja Matriz.