São Jorge: Life at the Tropical Fruit Garden
Ruth: José, our host at the The Tropical Fruit Garden, says that he does go to the store for a few things like sugar, salt ... Read More
Coffee with Seraphim
Gordon: Our host José’s face lit up when we told him we were planning to do the Norte Pequeno hike. “I wrote a book and ... Read More
Faial: Back in the Saddle Again
Ruth: We are back on Faial for three days before we go home on Monday. Reunited with our bikes, we headed out with them this ... Read More
Faial: Beach day
Ruth: Gord has never really understood the purpose of a beach. Perhaps he is just prejudiced against anything that falls below an alpine elevation. Although ... Read More
Time to head home
Ruth: We took our last ride today before packing our bikes for the flight home tomorrow. The wind was calm, an unusual occurrence in the ... Read More
Pre Trip Paranoia
September 13, 2021 Gord now has a folding Bike Friday too. They are packed and ready to fly. Ruth: We are climbing out of our ... Read More
The best cure for jet lag is a bike ride and swim.
Santa Cruz da Graciosa A windmill near Santa Cruz Natural swimming pool at the North end of Graciosa Ponta da Barca September 17, 2021Ruth: We ... Read More
My Ancestors from the Azores
Gord in the Guatalupe Cemetery Maria and Ruth Gordon: Manoel “Emmanuel” Tavare de Miranda was born on the island of Graciosa, a few kilometres from ... Read More
The Caldera
Ruth: Today we spent the day cycling up, into and around the caldera on Graciosa. It was a stiff, steady climb up the flank of ... Read More
Settling into life on Graciosa
Gordon: We are starting our second week in the Azores and we are as happy as clams. This trip is structured differently from most of ... Read More