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Madeira - 2009 Apr 20 - May 4

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Central Hidroeléctrica da Calheta N° 1
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exterior
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Lombo do Doutor
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Caminho Lombo do Doutor
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Lombo dos Faias -ish
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Canhas
Recta da Canha
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Vos que passais Descuidados, presos ao mundo Parai! Morri por vossos pecados Descobri-vos e Rezai! which Google translates as: You that raisins Careless, stuck to the world Stop! Died for your sins I found you and Pray!
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Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Sorrows) and Santiago (St James) More Senhoras

Ribeira Brava
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looking east at sunset across the Ribeira Brava valley
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Ponta São Lourenço
the St. Laurence peninsula. the eastern tip of the island
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Pride of Madeira plants. Their botanical name is Echium candicans
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Botanists please identify this strange plant
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More Pride of Madeira and small ferns
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Common Iceplant or mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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The Swim I
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The Swim II
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The Swim III
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The Swim IV
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The Swim V - Roger and friend
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The Swim VI
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The Swim VII
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Local flora - cacti
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Another scuttling lizard
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Some form of heather?
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Botanists please identify
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Botanists please identify
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Botanists please identify
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Botanists please identify

Santa Catarina Airport
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(Shamelessly ripped off from this blog post which has more pictures of the runway extension.)

Santa Cruz
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Avenue of palm trees
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Dragon trees
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Roger on the jetty
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Public sculture - flower maiden and friend?
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Roger - photography is very tiring
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Development of new flats
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Arch dividing the beach from the harbour area
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Old fishing boat
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This cafe proudly offered free wi-fi
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Flora growing on wires above the ribeira
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After a good meal with vinho verde
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Abstract representation of driving through one of Maderias many tunnels after vinho verde

Serrado da Adega
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this rock has recently fallen on to the road
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Santana
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Gazanias?
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Angels trumpet. The botanical name is Solanaceae Brugmansia
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Parque Temático
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Agapanthus - again
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Periwinkle
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dotted around the park are giant representations of various typically Madeiran things. Roger had to point out the walnuts before Lesley registered this as Madeira cake
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This distorting mirror improves both our figures
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As we toured the site, we realised that the continuous folk music was coming from these singing stones - speakers hidden in plastic rocks. Note the little holes which are the give away. Watch the video!
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The Singing Stone uncovered. I am trying to pretend that it was heavy, but really they are very light. For another take on the phrase "musical stones" see MySpace and Wikipedia
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The sign inside this earth closet stated that it was not for public usage!
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pixie hat
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giant whicker chair made out of copper tube
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Bougainvillea on the walls of the craft workshops
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The famous Madeiran embroiderers at work
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Kniphofia or Red Hot Poker
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Fuschia bushes
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