The last full day tour, we are back with the same guides we had on São Miguel the first time. We started off by going to a ceramics factory. We were able to see the whole process from the piles of hard clay to the fired and glazed pieces in the store.

Next we went to the top of a mountain where we were once again in the clouds. There was an amazing view of a lagoon surrounded by never-ending greenery. One of the guides and Anna did handstands on a wall overlooking it all. It was a surreal experience.

After that we drove to another thermal spring. This one was less orange than the first one and it had an amazing waterfall. I hung out in a couple of the springs before getting dressed and wandering around the place to take photos. Once back outside the park, Joao, one of the guides, showed us some dogs that they breed to look like bears. Honestly they did kind of look like small bears!

We finished up the day with a critique of our photos with painter Andre Laranjinha. We presented the ideas for our photo books and were able to get some feedback. Then he showed us a film he made about the wine process on the island of Pico.

As it was our final night some of us walked around the city a little and saw a church completely lit up with small lights everywhere. It was an amazing image to end the trip with!