Madeira, May 2019

East Madeira

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Barren landscape at Ponta do Rosto.

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Sugar mill at Porto da Cruz.

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Inside the mill.

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A-frame house at Santana.

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In the mountains, heading up towards the Ribeiro Frio National Park.

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Pico do Arieiro.

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Looking down towards the valley of Curral das Freiras.

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Mountain flowers.

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Above the clouds.

Monte

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Excellent coffee at The Ritz, before taking the cable car up to Monte.

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We did not take the toboggan ride down from Monte.

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Monte church.

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Flowering banana.

Final day

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Viewpoint at Eira do Serrado, looking down on Curral das Freiras.

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The coach took us along this road carved out of the mountainside.

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Church in Curral das Freiras.

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Curral das Freiras.

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Camara de Lobos.

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São Martinho.

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Final view of Funchal, with the Desertas Islands on the horizon.