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Eastern part of Madeira seen from the ferry going to Porto Santo. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

Setting sun over the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

Patricia and Mila enjoying the setting sun from the ferry going to Porto Santo. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

From the ferry to Porto Santo. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

From the ferry to Porto Santo. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

View from our rented house on Porto Santo and a arriving ferry. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

Saw this dude cruising daily on his Vespa. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

Hidden beach on the western coast. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

 

View of the 10 km long beach. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Western part of the island. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

 

An old classic parked for good. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

The Beach seen from the eastern part of the island. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

Hidden beach on one of my morning runs. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

Old windmill. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Ana Ferreira hill I climbed on a morning run. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

The beach. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

Every day sight going to the beach. Porto Santo, August 2023

 

 

 

A levada aka water way, on the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

Beautiful Risco Waterfall. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Calheta, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

The garden where we stayed. Calheta, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Calheta, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

More garden and view. Calheta, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Calheta, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Calheta, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Hiking along an old levada. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Fish in small lake in the mountains.... Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Waterfall. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Yet another waterfall. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Hiking the eastern, more dry bit of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

These lizards were everywhere. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island with Desertas Island in the sea mist. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Eastern part of the island. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Santa Cruz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Decorated house in Santa Cruz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Santa Cruz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Santa Cruz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

One of the oldest churches in Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Funchal. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Beautiful view of Sao Vicente. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Mila has taken this photo... Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

My daughter Mila took this photo of a bush. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Patricia enjoying the views. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Sun coming through onto the trail. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

View of a valley. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Risco Waterfall. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Risco Waterfall. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Patricia feeding a bird... Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Risco Waterfall with hikers on the top. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Risco Waterfall. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

The light coming through was amazing. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Old sign for hikers. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Risco Waterfall from the distance. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

An overgrown tunnel. This was one of the older tunnels. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Waterfall coming onto the road. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Beautiful colored buildings in Ponta do Sol. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Hiking along a laveda. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

A very old bridge. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

The waterfall "25 Fontes". Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Little bay and a yellow restuarant. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Chilling on a black beach. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Viva Darwinism... Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

The Atlantic Ocean. Porto Moniz, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Natural pools build into the rocks. Porto Moniz, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Northern side of the island. Porto Moniz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Porto Moniz, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Porto Moniz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Common sight on the mountain roads. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Driving through the clouds. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

The Fanal Forest with 500 years old trees. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Fanal Forest. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Above the clouds. Fanal Forest. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Fanal Forest. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Porto Moniz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Porto Moniz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Natural pool in Porto Moniz. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Pretty steep hill. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

More natural pools along the northern coast. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Steep hill with stairs on the side. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Island scenery. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

A classic in mint condition. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Mercedes Benz. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

What a beauty. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Northern coast with a waterfall coming out of the rock and into the ocean. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Street scene. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

The classic Mercedes cramped into the modern world. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Cementary on the hill side with an incredible view. Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Northern coast and a waterfall pouring into the ocean. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

A natural beach. Seixal, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

The contrast with colored towels was amazing. Seixal, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Natural shower on the beach. Seixal, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

100% tropical. Seixal, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Beautiful black beach. Seixal, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Sao Vicente, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

This rock was amazing. Sao Vicente, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Mila enjoying the beauty of nature. Sao Vicente, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Notice the couple sitting on the beach... Northern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Ribeira Brava, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

This restaurant was really hip in the begin of the 1980's. A winnig concept needs to follow the evolution... Ribeira Brava, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

If you are in doubt about the looks of your order, just glance a the wall. Ribeira Brava, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Weird flower. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Winston Churcill sat on this spot back in the days, smoked his cigars, drank his drinks and painted paintings. Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

The sight Winston Churcill would paint. Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Raging figures. Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Southern coast. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Old bus crusing the streets. Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Art made of beer cans. Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Plastic art hanging in the streets. Camara de Lobos, Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

The valley going Sao Vicente to Ribeira Brava. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Hiking along a winding road. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Crazy flowers. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Morning run along a levada. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

Sunrise over Calheta and the two unnatural beaches. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Classic cars. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

On a morning run I noticed this walking bush with a man under. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Hiking sign. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

All of the island is like a Swiss cheece. Holes everywhere. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Classic taken over by nature. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Nature taking charge. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

Old Toyota abandoned. Madeira, August 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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