Ponta São Lourenço
the St. Laurence peninsula. the eastern tip of the island
Botanists please identify this strange plant
More Pride of Madeira and small ferns
The Swim V - Roger and friend
Botanists please identify
Botanists please identify
Botanists please identify
Botanists please identify
Santa Catarina Airport
(Shamelessly ripped off from this blog post which has more pictures of the runway extension.)
Santa Cruz
Public sculture - flower maiden and friend?
Roger - photography is very tiring
Arch dividing the beach from the harbour area
This cafe proudly offered free wi-fi
Flora growing on wires above the ribeira
After a good meal with vinho verde
Abstract representation of driving through one of Maderias many tunnels after vinho verde
Serrado da Adega
this rock has recently fallen on to the road
Santana
Parque Temático
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
This distorting mirror improves both our figures
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!
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
The sign inside this earth closet stated that it was not for public usage!
giant whicker chair made out of copper tube
The famous Madeiran embroiderers at work
Santana
Manhole covers
Santana
Encosta Cabo Girão
(I think the manager is called Eugene Manole!)
Vilamoura
Some specimens in Algarve for comparison
Câmara Municipal de Loulé
Loulé
Faial ?
Porto Santo is further away than the Islas Desertas and is more difficult to see
Pico do Arieiro
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
The steps to the viewpoint
Roger checking his exposure
Pico do Ruivo from Pico do Arieiro
Roger on top of Pico do Arieiro
The hotel on the Pico is shut, but seems to undergoing some building work
the secondary peak is called the Miradouro do Juncal
Looking north to Eagle Rock
Looking north to Eagle Rock
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