I had a fun day in Funchal yesterday. I visited the Mercado dos Lavradores again, just to take photos this time rather than to pay eye-watering sums for admittedly delicious and unusual fruit. I took a photo of the nightmarish espada fish, which you can see on my ‘see’ page. The highlight was getting a cablecar up to the hillside above the city and visiting the tropical gardens in Monte, which are really, really beautiful. I’ve added a few of my best photos of the gardens also.
Today I went on a guided tour of Madeira’s mountainous interior with Madeira Explorers, including climbing Pico Ruivo (1,862m). The scenery was amazing and I’ve taken some really good photos, which I will add as soon as my laptop lets me.