Today is Wednesday and, after a very lazy day yesterday, we have decided to complete the Lavada do Norte, starting where we finished last...

On Monday, after our busy weekend in Funchal, we spend a lazy few hours just enjoying the sunshine at the house. Restless feet get the...

In the afternoon we board a catamaran and take a boat trip, a wonderfully indulgent way to spend an afternoon, lazing on the nets with...

I mentioned the cleanliness of the streets and towns in a previous entry and this really is a feature of Madeira wherever you go. Civic...

A few days later we stop at Madalena Madalena do Mar, an unplanned visit but what a pleasant surprise! A sleepy place and perhaps not a...

Our house, The Perfect Cottage (that is its name although it is also a perfectly good description), lies at the end of a very long, steep...

With restless feet, we drive south to walk part of the Levada do Norte at Estreita de Camara do Lobos, although as its name suggests, the...

We are satisfied to spend much of our time at home, rising late each morning then reading and, in my case, writing. We are visited often...

A couple of days later we decided to walk down to the seafront at Sao Vicente, a downhill walk made difficult in parts by the steepness...

We take what has become our regular flight from Manchester, arriving at around 8pm, the difference this time being that we plan to stay...

Before I begin, I should probably explain how we came to own a second home in Madeira. It was our first visit to Madeira in the spring of...

I have always enjoyed a good walk. I’m no great adventurer, but as far back as I can remember, with all of the people closest to me,...