Arrival
15. November 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
All the arrangements worked OK, and as repeat guests at the hotel they gave us a bowl of fruit (and the fruit here is wonderful!), and a dark madiera cake, and half a bottle of dry madiera wine. AllWeiterlesen
Whales and fast jets
16. November 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
This morning we went out into the Atlantic on a catamaran on a whale watching trip. I wasn't expecting to see any, but after an hour we met first a group of beaked whales, then a pod of pilot whales.Weiterlesen
We have water coming from the skies here but no whale pods to admire just pea pods from the market. That jet in the blue sky seems unreal compared to the heavy cloud over Wendover. [Eve]
Zzzzz . . .
17. November 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Not doing anything all day.... !
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Tonight going for dinner at the restaurant of Blandy's, the main bodega of madeira wine, with a view of tasting some different ones to the ones we know. CouldWeiterlesen
Saturday
18. November 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A quick walk down to the Blandys shop to stock up on madeira to bring home. They have a great scheme where you buy the wine in the shop, but you then pick it up in the Blandys branch at the airport,Weiterlesen
I remember the market in Funchal so well and Blandy’s but not the well organised transport to the airport!!! [Eve]
Cruise ships
19. November 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Funchal has a really good deep water port and it's a favourite of the cruise lines. The city is completely geared up for them and there have been two or three here every day. Then this morning whileWeiterlesen
I think I would manage 5 minutes sitting outside before my fingers turned blue and I dropped my glass of wine!!! [Eve]