I took off for a week of rest, work has been stressful. I treated myself to a package of five days in Madeira. Madeira is closer to Morocco than Portugal, 600kms from Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean. It is not very big, but it is beautiful and diverse. The main city is Funchal. I stayed in the Lido, the hotel area, with a beautiful sea view, about a mile from town. The lido has great walking and restaurants and gazing at the other hotels.
The town is very tourist oriented. It is a vacation spot for northern Europeans etal. Beautiful embrodiery, Madeira wine
First day I explored town. Next day, I took the cable car up the mountain. Had a delightful lunch and took the tobaggon ride and walked down. They have baskets on runners to take you down the mountain.
The next day I rented a car and explored the western side of the island, Porto Moniz, Sao Vicente and a lighthouse.
The next day I went to the east side of the island, it was amazing the difference in temperature from the ity to the top.
It went from 22 to 9 celsius. In the afternoon, I cruised on a replica of the Santa Maria.
Friday I shopped some more and headed home. A delightful vacation spot, I would like to go again, they have many walking paths throught the mountains, following the irrigation system, called levadas. Walk in the morning, swim in the afternoon, rest and eat.
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