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Festive Funchal fun – day 5
The sun shone We woke today to blue skies, but our few days on the island has taught us that the weather can be fickle, and the weather “now” can be different from the weather an hour later. But today the sun stayed out all day and we enjoyed a warm day, stripping to T-shirts …
Festive Funchal fun – day 4
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned … Today we headed into the hills mountains, booking a trip to Pico de Aieiro and beyond. The day had dawned with blue skies over Funchal and we were confident of a good day’s hiking as our transport collected us shortly befor 9am to take us to Pico …
Festive Funchal fun – day 3
Taking it easy Today we enjoyed a “chilled” day out at the seaside. We took the bus to the nearby fishing village of Camara de Lobos, a few miles west of Funchal. We took the Number 1 yellow bus from Funchal, riding it for about 20 minutes, ’till the end of its journey, hopped off …