The best cure for jet lag is a bike ride and swim.

September 17, 2021
Ruth: We have now settled into our apartment in Santa Cruz da Grasiosa and had our first day of exploring on the Island of Graciosa in the Azores.

After three flights and more than 20 hours in a face mask we arrived on the island of Graciosa. More excited than exhausted, we headed out for groceries and a turn around town before it was dark. This is a beautiful town and our tiny apartment is perfect.

This morning we went for another walk around town and then came home to build our bikes. After lunch we took our bikes on a loop of the north island. This island is small! It’s 6.5 kilometres wide and 12.5 kilometres long. We will likely cycle all the roads more than once while we are here.

On our bike ride we turned off the road to look at a picnic area and stumbled upon one of the best natural swimming pools I’ve ever seen. We leaped off the bikes and jumped into our swim suits for a plunge.