Ribeira dos Marinheiros
Lombadinha
possibly because it was May Day, people, mainly children, were selling these flower necklaces at the roadside all over the place
Ponta do Pargo - the point itself
the westernmost point of Madeira
Ponta do Pargo village
May Day is a workers holiday and native Madeirienses formed happy family groups with picnic tables at every attractive spot
Begonias in a front garden
Centro Cívico
The minimalist modern architecture of this civic square contrasts with the ornateness of the churches
Achadas da Cruz
teleférico
bottom of the cliffs
On the small patch of flat land at the bottom of the cliff are strange gardens (allotments?) divided by stone walls
Small shrine to St Christopher
Rush fences protect against the north east wind
Is it a home or an allotment shed?
The paths create a maze to a cafe which we never reached
The gardens are fed by mini levadas
This small dwelling is harvesting wind power
Sugar cane blasted by the salty wind
T.S. Eliot in Little Gidding writes of places at "the world's end, some at the sea jaws". This is one of them.
Wild poppies and scabious
Who is that small figure in the distance?
The base of the teleférico
Santa
above Porto Moniz
Candles, lilies and fresias decorate this roadside shrine.
More Senhoras
Homenagemdos Motoristas do Porto Moniz
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Porto Moniz
Cactus garden at Porto Moniz
Piscinas Naturais do Porto Moniz
It is clear that the Madeirenses did not build the pool here for themselves, but so that they could be entertained by seeing foolhardy northern europeans swept out to sea
At last, Roger gets to swim
Only two other swimmers braved the waves, which crash over the rocks and send mini tsunami across the pool
See how the rock plants crawl down the cliff
Porto Moniz
Tamarisk trees? Botanists please identify
Ribeira da Janela
looking back to Porto Moniz
above Ribeira da Janela
Cruz da Caldeira
200 metres up the road to Fontainhas
Quinta Grande
Igreja
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