Shops & Shopping
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The local creche
Day care for babies up to pre-schooler age
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This is the sports wear store.
I thinks it's a bit expensive, but the quality of the goods is top of the range. |

Santa Cruz suburban street. |

Government retirement home.
There is a private retirement home elsewhere on the island
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I choose to buy my veggies here because the produce is grown locally and much fresher than anything that comes over on the boat |

My butchers.
Choose a chunk of meat and the butcher prepares it as requestered. |

One of many supermarkets.
One of the few stores where no one speaks English |

Bathroom appliances.
Like most of the stores on Graciosa this store sells a little bit of everything |

One of many street cleaners.
All day everyday people walk around cleaning the streets |

Rato Cafe.
Very nice inside - meals, bar & socializing. Mostly patronized by men. |

Costa Do Sol Cafe
The little entrance on the left is full of men drinking, the main room is meals, bar & cafe |

Private financier |
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