#107: Third postcard from the Azores

Views of the Azores

Gardens of Portugal

Received from a friend of Anis' from Turen, Indonesia.

The flag of the Azores features the goshawk.

#107: Second postcard from the Azores

Sperm whale

Gardens of Portugal

Received from a friend of Anis' from Turen, Indonesia.

The 8 smaller islands of the Azores are known as Formigas.

#107: Third postcard from Madeira

Porto Santo

Commemorative stamp

Received from Anabela from Porto Santo.

The whaling scenes from Moby Dick where filmed in Canical, Madeira.

#107: Second postcard from Madeira

Map of Porto Santo island

Madeira Europa stamps

Received from Catarina from Porto Santo.

Porto Santo is home to the house of Christopher Columbus. Columbus is supposed to have lived here with his wife Filipa Moniz.

#107: First postcard from Madeira

Madeira, since 1419

Azores view stamp

Received from Burak from Caniçal.

Madeira is just under 250 miles north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean.

#107: First postcard from the Azores

Angra do Heroismo

Cat stamp

Received from Maria from Terceira.

The Azores are located about 930 miles west of Lisbon and about 1,200 miles southeast of Newfoundland.