Rabaçal
looking down from car park
Water management system? and cattle
Looking towards Calheta? Is the smoke the sugar factory?
Woodland plant in the shade on the levada walk
Levada do Risco
Ferns under the waterfalls
The levada path at Rabacal is wide and shaded by ancient laurel
same as
link but with cloud
Arco da Calheta
Loreto
Ponta do Sol
Escola Basica e Secundaria da Ponta do Sol
harbour
We ate espada
(
several pages on madeiraisland.com),
in English known as
black scabbardfish (which they serve with banana!) in the seafood cafe on the rocks. The food was excellent, as are the views.
Various bridges in the British Isles are described as a "bridge over the Atlantic":
see geograph.org.uk or
the most famous one
Clachan Bridge near Oban. This one could also claim the title
View from the cafe terrace looking west
São Vicente
Ginjas, Corrida Feiteiras
Grutas (caves) and Volcanic Centre
Our shadows, thrown by the spotlights, began to resemble primitive cave paintings
Ferns growing under the spotlights
lapilli is a generic term so it is no surprise that this stuff looks nothing like the
pretty white balls
we found on Fuerteventura
Grutas (caves) and Volcanic Centre - exterior
Roger hidden by the Pride of Maderia plants
Lameiros
Domestic details - there are few supermarkets. All Madeirans seem to grow food and flowers, whether it is in a few fields or in pots on the steps.
This combination of palms and misty peaks is typical of the north coast.
Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
in Laranjal, seen from Lameiros
sea front
Whereas the sea on the south coast was quite calm, the power of the Atlantic is obvious on the north coast. It could almost be a different ocean.
looking back into the village
(Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.)
(Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.)
Not actually sure of location but looks like the old road from São Vicente to Seixal
(Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.)
Seixal
near Ponta do Poiso
This was our only rainy day, but we were glad to find out what it is like in the north when wet Atlantic weather closes in.
harbour
See the banks of nasturtiums cascading down the cliff
Ribeira Brava
sea front
Roger was not pleased when the waiter grabbed his camera - probably worried that he would drop it
Pico Alto
Cabo Girao?
Strange structure - we thought it might be a takoff runway for the "mad German hang gliders" described to us by a local taxi driver.
Ribeiro Frio
fish farm
walk to Balcoes
Flowering shrub on side of path - botanists please identify
Balcoes miradouro
Tree with small blue birds by the miradouro
Branches inspired by chinese brushstoke painting
Roger on top of the miradouro
The photographer photographed
The small blue birds were hopping about looking for crumbs - (ornothologists please identify)
Rock plants - (botanists please identify)
small shrine to Nossa Senhora de Fátima
cafe
Lombo do Baixo
Another bank of nasturtiums by the roadside
Faial
Miradouro
wind and salt hardy wild plants. could they be Madeiran rock orchids?
Rocks in the swell of the sea
Wind and salt hardy wild plants - some form of sedum or stonecrop?
village centre
Domestic detail - all houses have to be multi level
tunnel portal. Tunnel is 3168 metres long
bridge
The old bridge which was lost in a storm
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?
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