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Paúl da Serra
Roger with wind turbines behind
After the vertiginous climb up the mountains, the flat bleakness of Paúl de Serra is strangely disconcerting. Even the car looks suprised.
wind turbines looking east. See how the tops of the peaks peep over the edge of the plateau. The highest peak in the distance is the Pico Ruivo, 1862 metres and this plateau levels off at 1500 metres
Strange cacti - botanists please identify
The straight road on Paúl de Serra is probably the only road which is straight for over a mile on the island
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
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