The first stop on the cruise is the Azores, Bill's ancestral homeland. They dock in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel. It is some 220 miles to the familial home island of Pico, so Bill and Hazel do not have time to get there. Nevertheless Bill was extremely excited about this visit and was always proud of his Portuguese heritage.
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| a not-too-successful profile of Bill Nevis, Ponta Delgada port, São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| port of Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| plaza and city gates of Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| plaza in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957
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street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957
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| street scene near the Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian Church), Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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construction, Ponta Delgada, October 1957
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street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957
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street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957
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women on the street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957
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| Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| overlooking Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| Lagoa das Sete Cidades, São Miguel, October 1957 |
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Lagoa das Sete Cidades, October 1957
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Bill Nevis, Lagoa das Sete Cidades, October 1957
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| pineapple plantation, São Miguel, with SS Constitution in background |
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| silhouette of Bill Nevis, São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| farm on São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| street scene by Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian Church), Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| port of Ponta Delgada |
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