Still Hopped off

March 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

Monte is also famous for the Monte Basket Carts which in 1850 onwards was a new way of transporting wealthy people from Monte down to Funchal via a whicker basket on wooden skates covered by greasy leather and steered by 2 drivers on foot; carreiros, using only ropes. This was to be a 3 km adventure 😱Read more