PortugalDistrito de LisboaSocorroBairro AltoPraça de São Paulo38°42’32” N 9°8’37” W
5. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After an 13 hour flight delay we finally arrived at our super cute hotel in Lisbon! 😪
PortugalDistrito de LisboaCampolideAquädukt Aguas Livres38°43’36” N 9°9’59” W
6. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We started with the traditional tram car tour through the streets of Lisbon, ate some "Pastel de Bacalhau" (codfish cake filled with cheese accompanied by white portwine), walked along the aqueduct,Les mer
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSanta Maria de BelémPedrouçosTorre de Belém38°41’30” N 9°12’57” W
7. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We started the day off with a bus tour through the city, drove under the aquedukt, had a great view of the "25th of April" bridge (a sister to the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, symbolizing theLes mer
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSanta Maria Dos OlivaisCabo RuivoOceanário de Lisboa38°45’50” N 9°5’36” W
8. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Lisbon is one of Europes sunniest capitals, so we witnessed the rare phenomenon of heavy rain today.
Flexible as we are, we decided to continue a tour of connected Aquariums around the world that weLes mer
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSanta Maria Dos OlivaisVila FormosaPraça do Aeroporto38°46’19” N 9°7’49” W
9. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The early bird catches the flight!
So we had to leave our lovely hotel at 4:50 AM and headed for the airport.
The attached picture visualizes the difference between a triple-espresso and aLes mer
PortugalMadeiraÁgua de PenaPorto de Machico32°42’14” N 16°46’2” W
10. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We arrived in Madeira!
And now we know why everyone was applauding when the plane landed.... because the runway is so short they had to extend it on a huge supporting structure before planes crashedLes mer
PortugalMadeiraSantanaAchada do MarquêsLombo do Meio32°46’28” N 16°56’7” W
11. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We started our 20 km hike with the "Levado do Caldeirão Verde" or "Trail to the Green Cauldron" 🥾
We were walking along the cliffs for most of the time, see our terrified looks in the photos, andLes mer
PortugalMadeiraBoa VenturaFajã do PenedoPico do Canário32°45’54” N 16°56’47” W
11. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
... and the journey continues to "Caldeirão Inferno" or "Hells Cauldron", and man it was one hell of a hike! 🌋
As the name suggests, the trail became even more treacherous than the simple trailLes mer
PortugalMadeiraPorto MonizPiscinas Naturais de Porto Moniz32°52’5” N 17°9’59” W
12. november 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today we drove out to the northwestern tip of the island to Porto Monitz and spent the day at the natural pools soaking in the sun and swimming in the refreshing cool waters of the atlantic oceanLes mer
North Atlantic Ocean 32°40’49” N 16°41’41” W
13. november 2022, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we went whale and dolphin watching and we saw so many spotted dolphins and pilot whales! 🐬
The baby dolphins were having so much fun playing and jumping in the waves from our boat ⛵
