Sao Jorge is of course Saint George. Velas is a picturesque little town, the usual narrow cobbled streets, pretty churches and buildings. Views of the peak on Pico at every turn. There is a good supermarket, the tourist information was helpful and we went to the museum. There are a couple of nice swimming places and snorkelling over the rocks by the anchorage I saw a huge ray as well as lots of colourful fish. Anita ran up the hill while Steve did the shopping. The steep hill by the anchorage is full of land birds singing all day, but as it gets dark the Corey’s Shearwaters come back from hunting at sea to feed the chicks making an amazing (but conversational) cacophony. We’d have liked to do a tour of the island – reluctant to leave the boat at anchor unattended for too long – and include a visit to the cheese factory, but we did buy some cheese and enjoyed local fish for lunch at the Clube Naval.