Rich & April's Virtual Açorean Home on the Net

<BODY BGCOLOR="80FF80" TEXT="400080" > <center> </center>  <html> <body bgcolor="55FFFF"> <title>Benivido a nossa casa</title> <center><font size=+4 color=#008000>Rich and April Walrath's Virtual Açorean Home on the 'net</font></center> <hr> This page has been visited <img src=""> times since I set it up.<p> <hr> Amanda, April, Kresona, and Rich welcome you to our virtual home -- and a view of where we hope to eventually build our physical home, Terciera Island, the Açores, Portugal. (Click on the image for a larger view)<p> <a href="baiapras.jpg"><img src="baiapras.jpg" alt="Low-res view from where we want our house -- atop Cabo da Praia" width="200" height="130" align="left"></a>This view is from the ridge of Cabo da Praia, where we'd like to purchase land and build our home.<p> <img src="awolrock.gif" alt="AWOL Rock" align="left">Moving north along the coast, here's a sight that most will recognize -- Ilheu do Norte, or as it's known to the Americans on the base, AWOL Rock. Seeing this picture reminds me of some divers who tell a great story about coming face to face with a ray there;)</p><hr> <a href="pico01_s.jpg"><img src="pico01_s.jpg" alt="View of Pico Island from the Estelagem de Santa Cruz" width="200" height="130" align="left"></a>My second favorite island (Terceira being my first) is Faial. This view is from the Estelagem de Santa Cruz, a fort-turned hotel in Horta on the island of Fayal. The peak dominating the background is the island of Pico. By the way, my family and I loved staying at the Estelagem -- if you need a phone number or address, I'll be glad to email it to you -- just drop a note (or even better, visit their web page at <a href="http://www.ciberacores.pt/Faial/esc/index-e.html">www.ciberacores.pt/Faial/esc/index-e.html</a><p> Here's another view of Pico, as we arrive via ferry at Lajes do Pico <img src="lajdopi.jpg" alt="Arriving at Lajes do Pico"><p> <hr> <a href="imafsgts.jpg"><img src="imafsgts.jpg" alt="I'm Air Force Sergeant Rich Walrath, reporting for Terceira Today." width="130" height="110" align="left"></a>While we were there last, I spent much of my time either behind or in front of a camera, working for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service station at Lajes Field (CSB-218 TV and CSB-83/CSB-380 AM and FM radio) (and, if you're really looking for pain, you can click on the image for a larger view -- but who wants that? ;^)) )<p> <a href="afrts.html"><img src="afrts.gif" align="right" height="60" width="70" target="top">If you'd like to check out other AFRTS and PA types, check out the AFRTS page I maintain here.</a><p> <hr> <img src="mybar_s.jpg" alt="My bar -- in our cottage on Terciera" width="150" height="85" align="left">We lived in the "Cottages" overlooking the hospital and the northern coast of Terceira on Santa Rita Hill. One of my favorite hobbies is brewing beer and making wine, and of course, one must have a place to serve one's vintages...<p> I've got lots of other sources on another of my homepages (Futebol, sailing, government and politics, and some computer stuff), and I'll be moving many of them here soon...<a href="rich-index.html" target="acores">rich-index.html</a> I haven't moved any of my Advanced Placement Government and Politics material here yet, but they should be on <a href="apgov.html" target="acores">line sometime between now and when I can...it's obviously past July 15, and I haven't transferred the AP pages from my UNIX box at home to this server. Soon, soon!</a>.<p> Some other sites to visit:<p> <ul> <li>My <a href="http://www.rwp-services.com/family/apgov/comppol.html">AP Government Pages</a> <li>My <a href="studio406.html"><i>Studio 406</i> page</a> <li>A page for the <a href="chewbaka.html">soccer team</a> for which Rich is assistant coach <li>A page from my <a href="nunsense.html">last production</a> <li>My <a href="beerpages.html"><b>BEER PAGES</b></a> </ul> <center>You can drop me a line several ways:</center> <a href=http://www.Lpage.com/wgb/wgbsign.dbm?owner=stamtisch>Sign My Guestbook</a> <a href=http://www.Lpage.com/wgb/wgbview.dbm?owner=stamtisch>View My Guestbook</a> <a href=http://www.Lpage.com/wguestbk><img src=http://www.Lpage.com/gif/lpagebutton.gif height=31 width=88 alt="Guestbook by Lpage"></a><p> <a href="mailto:rich_wal@www.rwp-services.com">rich_wal@rwp-services.com</a> <hr> <h3><b>This page is best viewed with Netscape 3/IE 3 or better, as there are frames not visible right now (and I don't update this page as often as I do the frames version)</h3></b> <hr> <font size=-1>Last updated on 16 July 1998</font> <center> <b> This page hosted by <center><a href="/><img src="/pictures/gc_icon.gif" align="middle"></a>Get your own <a href="/">Free Home Page</a></center> </html>  </BODY>