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It was surreal. Stayed at my wife's grandmas house in Lomba de Sao Pedro, Sao Miguel Island. I rode down to Cascata do Homem everyday we didn't have to travel to run errands and site see. My first ride down scared me so much with the twisty narrow steep roads... I walked 20% of the way but I'm proud to say by the end of the trip I was able to ride the whole way brakeless on the way down... Definitely too steep to ride back up the 25% grade on the 39/17.. Would have been doable with a 19 tooth though. Only place in the world I have visited where you have a waterfall so close to the shore line.. My first instinct was to put my head under the waterfall and then dunk my cycling cap as the waves crashed in the ocean.. My meditation was very enlightening. Was a once in a lifetime trip that will be hard to beat for sure.