Madeira - 2009 Apr 20

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Ribeira da Calheta

well up the Ribeira da Calheta visiting the point where the levada tunnel comes through from Rabaçal

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Levada Nova

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monitoring station

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depth gauge showing 44 cm

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monitoring station and a flag labelled escala marking the depth gauge

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These lilies are in garden of the the abandonned cottage. At one time there must have been a levada keeper, but now everything is automated

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looking down the valley

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Central Hidroeléctrica da Calheta N° 1

looking through the windows into the turbine hall

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spare Pelton wheel Lombo dos Faias

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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!