Preparations For Our Next Atlantic Crossing! - Ep. 93 Thula Sailing

Back to cold Atlantic sailing ... better be prepared! Between fishing vessels in the harbor of Praia we start preparing ourselves for soon crossing the cold North Atlantic - immersion suit inspection & demonstration! But before leaving for Graciosa, we are stunned by the landscape of one of the most famous hikes in the Azores archipelago: from the Serra do Topo passing the Faja de Caldeira de Santo Cristo to end up at the Faja dos Cubres on São Jorge! 10 kilometers full of perfect idyll between blooming hydrangeas, green pastures, grazing cows, waterfalls and awesome views. Absorb the magic of São Jorge's fajãs and learn more about their important history as 70% of São Jorge's surface is found at an altitude above 300m - on Graciosa only being 5%! When arriving on Graciosa, we figure it differs from the other islands in the archipelago in many ways. The large caldera occupying the southern part of the island surprises us as for the first time in our lives we descend into the underworld through a volcanic vent to reach its mysterious, still active inside!