Madeira 2013

Welcome to Madeira!

Welcome to Madeira!

View from Cabo Girão - a lofty sea cliff

View from Cabo Girão - a lofty sea cliff

Standing on a glass-floored viewing platform, 580m above sea level!

Standing on a glass-floored viewing platform, 580m above sea level!

Ponta de São Lourenço - a deserted, post-volcanic landscape

Ponta de São Lourenço - a deserted, post-volcanic landscape

Desertas Islands on the horizon

Desertas Islands on the horizon

Ponta do Garajau

Ponta do Garajau

Cristo Rei da Ponta do Garajau

Cristo Rei da Ponta do Garajau

Ribeira Brava (Wild River)

Ribeira Brava (Wild River)

Miradouro da Encumeada

Miradouro da Encumeada

Above the clouds

Above the clouds

Rabaçal levada walk starting point

Rabaçal levada walk starting point

Our guide, Sergio

Our guide, Sergio

A truly beautiful, Sunday walk

A truly beautiful, Sunday walk

Levada near Rabaçal

Levada near Rabaçal

One of the 25 fountains

One of the 25 fountains

Laurel forest - designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999

Laurel forest - designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999

A banana plantation in Madalena do Mar

A banana plantation in Madalena do Mar

Referta levada walk

Referta levada walk

Penha de Águia (Eagle's Rock)

Penha de Águia (Eagle's Rock)

Funchal as seen from a rocky beach in Garajau

Funchal as seen from a rocky beach in Garajau