Booked a last minute bargain to go there in October - gave up on looking for sunshine that didn't involve going somewhere we either didn't and long-haul was out of the question as we can only manage a week away. Hoping to catch the tail end of the whale migrations but understand that we're near the end of the season so we may not see them.
We're staying on Sao Miguel in Ponta Delgada (the capital).
Anyway, anybody else been? What's unmissable and what's worth missing.
Things we like: cycling, pottering, bar/cafe culture, swimming in sea, relaxing by doing stuff rather than sitting around.
Things we don't like: crazy culture vulturing (don't mind the odd cathedral, but a whole day of ticking off historical buildings isn't really our thing), lying on a beach, driving all week, coach trips
