PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaIgreja de São Tiago32°38’52” N 16°53’51” W
15 novembre 2023, 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. AllEn savoir plus
PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaIgreja de São Tiago32°38’52” N 16°53’51” W
16 novembre 2023, 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.En savoir plus
PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaRibeira das Cales32°38’53” N 16°53’50” W
17 novembre 2023, 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. CouldEn savoir plus
PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaRibeira das Cales32°38’53” N 16°53’50” W
18 novembre 2023, 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,En savoir plus
PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaRibeira das Cales32°38’53” N 16°53’50” W
19 novembre 2023, 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 whileEn savoir plus
I think I would manage 5 minutes sitting outside before my fingers turned blue and I dropped my glass of wine!!! [Eve]