Subject: Report #113 Funchal, Madeira , Portugal April 22, 2016 Friday Partly cloudy & 67 degrees Part #3 of 3 83 Pictures
The pictures go on…………
Inside Casa Velha
Enjoying the view
Garden of the cafe
Ham and cheese sandwich
Bolognese spaghetti with parmesan cheese
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate mousse with sliced strawberries
The bar
Room for customers
A piano
A public water fountain
Going down a side street
View from above
Follow the narrow street
Past the bouganvilla
Past the churchyard
Small church
The roundabout near the harbor
Making cement block for the seawall
One way to come down an impossible steep street
Heading back to the ship
Follow the white-brick road to the ship
Sail away Pictures From Funchal………
Bridge over the steep canyon
A nice boat in the harbor
The tunnel through the hillside
Wind sailing
Green roof of the Teleferica
Best view of the Fortress Santiago
The waterfront promenade
Lido Poolside Complimentary Sail Away
The Oasis Band and Singers
Terminal building
A falconer with his bird of prey
Perched on the seawall
Wonder if he will attack pigeons?
The tunnel is the way to town
A trained bird
An imposing fortress up high
Church steeples
Our aft deck facing the aft of the Aurora
A P&O vessel
They left sometime after we did
Looking up the very steep hillsides
Very few of us at sail away
The pilot boat
Martha taking pictures one-handed
Long pier in Funchal's harbor
The ferry stayed behind
The aft pool of the Aurora
Getting the folks to wave
The Santiago Fort
Flying the British flag
Just out of the shower
A British ship
View of downtown from the ship
Santa Maria de Colombo tour
30 Euro for an adult, 15 Euro for kids
Wind sailing
A museum
Fishing boat
Dramatic cliff
Looks like a boat, doesn't it?
The pilot boat
Leaving the harbor
Church on Monte
An interesting building
Leaving the Aurora behind
A touring yacht
The river dumps into the harbor here
A catamaran ride to see dolphins and whales – 35 Euro
Dolphins
Swimming in our wake
Two together
Many more
They were fast
Breaking the surface
Good show
Skies were grey
A waterfall to the sea
A bridge over a steep canyon
Waterfall
The last land we will see for 7 days
The salt and pepper shakers from Delft Tile
