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Madeira - 2009 Apr 20 - May 4

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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

Encosta Cabo Girão
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cruise ship heading towards Funchal
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Ribeira dos Cambios ?
or Lombarda dos Marinheiros
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works access to two tunnels being built on the extension of the rapido

Ribeira dos Marinheiros
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Lombadinha
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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
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Wild poppies
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Wild scabious?
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Ponta do Pargo village
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Igreja do São Pedro
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May Day is a workers holiday and native Madeirienses formed happy family groups with picnic tables at every attractive spot
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Camella
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Roses
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Begonias in a front garden
Centro Cívico
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includes Centro de Saudé
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The minimalist modern architecture of this civic square contrasts with the ornateness of the churches
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