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Madeira - 2009 Apr 20 - May 4

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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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Santana
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Igreja da Santa Ana
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Manhole covers
Santana
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Encosta Cabo Girão
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(I think the manager is called Eugene Manole!)
Vilamoura
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Some specimens in Algarve for comparison
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Câmara Municipal de Loulé
Loulé
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Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Our Lady of Piety). More Senhoras.

Faial ?
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Porto Santo is further away than the Islas Desertas and is more difficult to see

Pico do Arieiro
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the Porto Santo ferry is sailing through the clouds. The spelling Areeiro is also seen. Indeed the Carta Militar (cf. Ordnance Survey) uses one spelling at one scale and the other spelling at a different scale! Google thinks Arieiro is more common
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Looking south
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Looking west
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Looking north west
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Looking west
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Roger atop the mountains
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Looking west to the wind farm on Paúl de Serra.
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The steps to the viewpoint
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Looking north
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Roger checking his exposure
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Pico do Ruivo from Pico do Arieiro
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the summit - 1816 metres
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Roger on top of Pico do Arieiro
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The hotel on the Pico is shut, but seems to undergoing some building work
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the secondary peak is called the Miradouro do Juncal
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Looking east
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Brocken spectre or glory
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The road to the summit
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Above the clouds
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Looking north to Eagle Rock
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Looking north to Eagle Rock
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Brocken spectre or glory

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