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.