Porto da Cruz
quayside
American tourists - probably from a cruise ship
Statue which seems to pay homage to flowers
Porto da Cruz was an old fishing harbour, but is now being modernised. We spotted one fishing boat.
Roger paddling - Madeira doesn't have beaches, only rocks
Even the palm trees find it hard to thrive in the strong winds
The photographer photographed
cafe
From inside the cafe with the yellow blinds
Who is that in the top window?
Shrek has retired from movies and is now running a cafe in Porto do Cruz!
snap!
These two pictures are actually 21 Streatham Common South, London, SW16
village
Statue of a flower maiden
Another multi level house with palms, flowers and several balconies
Strelitzia - Bird of Paradise flower
Hanging baskets - botanists please identify
igreja
churchyard
Botanists please identify
village
Agapanthus grow large and wild in Madeira
car park
Canico de Baixo
Another bank of wild nasturtiums
Possibly the Vision of the Seas
Funchal
Electricidad da Madeira
Festa da Flor de 2009
Flower Festival held in Funchal
Some people in the crowd clearly had friends and relatives in the parade
Some needed lolipops to keep going
Parading on a float is thirsty work
The best view in the house
Is this a Michael Jackson tribute?
Rancho
top of teleférico
Câmara de Lobos
street scene with balconies and laundry
Eira do Serrado
looking down to Curral das Freiras
Walk to viewpoint
The view over Curral is vertiginous
Roger alone with the mountains
Curral
The hotel, cafe and car park which is the starting place for the walk to the viewpoint
Wild yellow flowers (botanists please identify)
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