What a way to end the trip

So, today was our last day in Madeira and we really tried to make the most of it.
It was supposed to be pretty cloudy up in Porto Moniz, so we thought, “let’s just head to Funchal instead.” Best decision ever — when we left the hotel it was actually raining, and not just a couple of harmless drops either.

Funchal, on the other hand, greeted us with sunshine.
We wandered through the botanical garden for a while and then, pretty spontaneously, signed up for a whale-watching tour in the afternoon.
In the end we only saw a group of dolphins, but the ride along the coast was beautiful anyway. The dolphins were insanely fast though — almost impossible to catch with the camera. Humpbacks would’ve been way easier to photograph.

I have to admit, I’m a bit spoiled from whale-watching tours in the U.S., so maybe I expected too much.
We rounded off the day with a really good dinner in Funchal, and now we’re back at the hotel, packing our stuff. Tomorrow we’ve got to get up earlyRead more