Lush islands, still relatively uncontaminated and free from mass tourism, the Azores are the destination of this trip to be told about in the next television season, moving between local legends, volcanic lakes and a view of the ocean from any part of the island. Specifically, we went to Sao Miguel, the largest of the Azores and home to the international airport, as well as being the most populous. In fact, the Azores are relatively distant from each other, some time ago there was also a sea connection which has currently been removed, making it necessary to use internal flights. The islands are very different from each other in terms of landscapes and lifestyles. Consider that the smallest has just over 300 inhabitants, in fact a small village perched on a volcanic tip surrounded by the ocean! We also went in search of whales with considerable success, encountering a large group of sperm whales a few hours offshore. Thanks to the excellent oceanographers who accompanied us, we were able not only to film them up close (with maximum respect for the distances imposed by the protocols so as not to disturb them) but also to learn a lot about their behaviour. The ground support from the observers, who perched in lookout positions at the highest points of the island warned us in real time, was fundamental. Seeing the shimmer of the cetaceans’ skin literally glistening in the sun as they near the surface was truly thrilling.
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