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- Day 1
- Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 8:51 AM
- ☀️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
EnglandThornton53°51’18” N 3°0’0” W
Poulton le Fylde to Madeira
March 5, 2022 in England ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Finally after 2 years trapped in the UK we are finally escaping to warmer climates in search of some winter sunshine 🌞.
Check to ensure we have everything for the perfect holiday: Tickets 🎟 ,Read more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 9:58 PM
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: -32 m
PortugalPonta do Castelo32°45’48” N 16°41’18” W
Up, Up and Away
March 5, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
As the song goes in my beautiful machine...only this was a Boeing 737-800. Anyway it was a lovely smooth 3 hours plus flight ✈️ from Manchester to Funchal. Our suitcases must have been stored veryRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 5:34 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- PortugalIlhéu do Gorgulho32°38’12” N 16°55’54” W
Sunday Afternoon
March 6, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Usual turkey dinner for Sunday lunch 😂😂
Followed by a stroll around the grounds.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, March 6, 2022
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 53 m
- PortugalSão Martinho32°38’18” N 16°55’60” W
Day 1 - Check out the hotel
March 6, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Day 1 - sun, sea and plenty of ..........relaxation 😇
Chilly start to the day so had breakfast inside not realising that some of the patio area was enclosed. Staff very friendly, no queues at theRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 7, 2022 at 3:21 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 552 m
- PortugalMonte Palace32°40’30” N 16°54’12” W
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 greasyRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 7, 2022 at 3:58 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 582 m
- PortugalMonte Palace Botanical Garden32°40’36” N 16°54’12” W
Hopped back on
March 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Back on the bus for the ride back into Funchal.
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 7, 2022 at 7:29 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 26 m
- PortugalPraca do Município32°39’0” N 16°54’24” W
Hop on Hop Off
March 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
....and see Funchal.
Walking into Funchal Old Town we decided to take a two day bus tour of Funchal and its surrounding area.
1st we did the red route to Camara de Lobos via Pico dos Barcelos HighRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 7, 2022 at 7:41 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 552 m
- PortugalMonte Palace32°40’30” N 16°54’12” W
Hop on Hop Off pt 2
March 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
After lunch we hopped on the blue route upto Monte and the the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte which was established in 1565 and is the final resting place of Charles 1 of Austria.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 10:10 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- PortugalPraia de Vigario32°38’54” N 16°58’42” W
Back on the bus
March 8, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
After breakfast with a relaxing view of the deserted pool, we hopped back on the bus from Funchal to Camara de Lobos. Directly translated into English as Seal Sanctuary, although now all the monkRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- PortugalPalácio De São Lourenço32°38’48” N 16°54’36” W
Off the bus and back in Funchal
March 8, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Back in Funchal we had a short stroll through the Santa Catalina Park that overlooks the marina before heading into the hustle and bustle of downtown Funchal. We briefly stopped at the Palace and FortRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 2:56 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- PortugalCatedral da Sé do Funchal32°38’54” N 16°54’30” W
...and then
March 8, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
...Jayne found the shops....
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- PortugalPraça do Pelourinho32°38’54” N 16°54’18” W
You can't beat a good market...
March 8, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Markets abroad seem so much picturesque than back in the UK.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 6:00 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- PortugalSao Joao Rocks32°38’36” N 16°55’24” W
Nearing the end of the day..
March 8, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Walking down Santa Maria Street and some of its painted doorways.
Finally, some 19,590 steps later a stop near the hotel for dinner and a surprise for Jayne on International Women's Day, a flowerRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- PortugalIlhéu do Gorgulho32°38’12” N 16°55’60” W
No more hop on hop off
March 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Lazy morning making the most of the sunshine before the forecast cloud sets in. So a couple of scenic photos from around the hotel before we had a leisurely stroll into Funchal via the Santa CatarinaRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- PortugalRibeira das Cales32°39’6” N 16°54’6” W
Take to the sky
March 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cable car trip up to Monte to see the Botanical Gardens
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 2:20 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 221 m
- PortugalTerreiro da Luta32°40’6” N 16°53’48” W
Take a second car.....
March 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Change at Monte then take another cable car down to the Gardens themselves....
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 2:35 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 282 m
- PortugalMadeira Botanical Garden32°39’42” N 16°53’42” W
The Botanical Gardens
March 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Wandering around the gardens.......
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 4:06 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 167 m
- PortugalTerreiro da Luta32°39’36” N 16°54’6” W
"Flying through the air......"
March 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Then two cable cars to get back down again....
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 5:30 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- PortugalSao Joao Rocks32°38’30” N 16°55’24” W
Back on Terra Firma
March 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Time for a beer in the Marina ....... fortunately Jayne wore her selfie mask 😷 😄 😆
Stop off for dinner on the way home before Funchal lights up at night.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- PortugalIlhéu do Gorgulho32°38’12” N 16°55’60” W
Overcast in Funchal
March 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Bit of a non day this morning due to the overcast and cool weather conditions. Fortunately we are going out for afternoon tea this afternoon so after a slow lazy breakfast, a stressful check in forRead more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- PortugalSao Joao Rocks32°38’24” N 16°55’24” W
Afternoon Tea
March 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
All scrubbed up with somewhere to go.
Reids Hotel another 5* favourite of Winston Churchill.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- PortugalSao Joao Rocks32°38’24” N 16°55’24” W
The Food
March 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Afternoon Tea
The full works for Jayne including champagne 🍾
For me a diabetic sugar free version.
Both equally as tasty 😋
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- Day 6
- Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 6:30 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- PortugalSao Joao Rocks32°38’24” N 16°55’24” W
The Cocktail Bar
March 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A most agreeable afternoon and a 5 star luxury experience with no limits to the amount of sandwiches or tea to be consumed.......
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- Day 7
- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 10:09 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- PortugalPontinha (historical)32°38’36” N 16°55’0” W
Catch of the Day 🐟
March 11, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cloudy day today so another of what we thought was a lazy breakfast before a stroll into Funchal.
Jayne still managed to stop for a brief gossip catch up with a few of the locals on the way intoRead more
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- Day 7
- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- PortugalMercado dos Lavradores32°38’54” N 16°54’12” W
Something fishy going on.....
March 11, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Walking around the fish market. If you ask me the fish would look far nicer wrapped in batter and surrounded by chips 🍟 🍟🍟🍽