Madeira, May 2019
East Madeira

Barren landscape at Ponta do Rosto.


Sugar mill at Porto da Cruz.

Inside the mill.

A-frame house at Santana.


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

Pico do Arieiro.


Looking down towards the valley of Curral das Freiras.


Mountain flowers.

Above the clouds.
Monte

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


We did not take the toboggan ride down from Monte.

Monte church.

Flowering banana.
Final day

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



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

Church in Curral das Freiras.

Curral das Freiras.


Camara de Lobos.

São Martinho.

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