Flight and ferry times vary by season and if you do take the ferry, know that it could take hours to get somewhere that looks close by on a map ... Pico is the second-largest island of the Azores.

Dartmouth resident Joel Ávila has written a new book exploring the history and culture of Pico Island in the Azores. The book, "Shades of Black and Gray - An inquiry into the Island of Pico and ...