Ruth: As we wait in the airport for our flights to Toronto we are already planning our next trip to the Azores. Gord is plotting [...]

The elephant trunk rock near Capelas Ruth:  It was raining cats and dogs yesterday, so while I tended to the cats in our cozy bungalow, [...]

Gordon: We were walking down a small road towards a viewpoint when Ruth suddenly sucked in her breath and clutched my arm. My eyes darted [...]

Terra Nostra Ruth: November 10, 2021We climbed to the crater rim above the town of Furnas at 510 meters before diving down the steep road into [...]

Mar de Prata Ruth: The good: We are staying in the lovely seaside town of Maia in a tiny little house called Mar de Prata (“Sea [...]

Gord: “It’s kind of edgy here; there seem to be a lot of 30 something men hanging around and many appear a bit twitchy. The [...]

Gord on the track around the caldera rim. Sete Cidades Gordon: I am approaching the end of the third of five levels of the Duolingo [...]

Ruth: Yesterday we hitched our trailers back on the bikes and rolled down out of Santa Barbara. Our flight to São Miguel was not until [...]

Ruth: Dia de Todos os Santos, or All Saints Day is a national holiday in Portugal. It is the day when people visit the cemetery [...]

Gordon: The Azores must have one of the most gentle climates on earth. I did a little research and learned that in the largest town, [...]