Funchal,
Madeira - Portugal (2022)
Our Last Stop in Europe
Our Last Stop in Europe
Madeira
is an island in the Atlantic south of the Azores & north of the
Canary Islands
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Visiting
this island means walking or riding UP, UP, UP
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Viewpoint
#1 |
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Our
ship in the distance |
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Continuing
UP
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Viewpoint
#2 |
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Walking
out to the edge of the cliff, you can view the panorama below
from the upper walkway |
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TO
HERE |
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Or
proceed out onto the glass bottomed platform overlooking the
beach below |
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Still
proceeding up the mountain |
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Because of the scarcity of flat
land, terracing is used extensively for agriculture |
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Viewpoint
# 3 |
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Finally
back on level ground in the city of Funchal |
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Back
onboard there were sailboats gathering for a regatta |
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A
final view of the hills of the island |
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Now it's time to set sail across the Atlantic to the Caribbean |
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