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Flora and Fauna - Autumn on Madeira

The return walk from the cottage to Sao Vicente has become one of our regular walks over the last few weeks providing a gentle stroll...

PR9: Caldeira Verde and Caldeira Inferno - 13/10/21

Wednesday was never a popular day at work, we used to call it hump day and we were always glad when it was over and felt closer to the...

Middle Fell - tougher than you imagine

Setting of from the campsite at Wasdale Head, we parked the car at Greendale and set off along the path towards the south ridge of...

The Sandstone Trail (part 1) – June 2021

This walk has been a long time in the planning and one I have really been looking forward to. The Sandstone Trail is a long-distance path...

Carr Mill Dam - clears the mind

This is a regular walk of mine and one that I always enjoy immensely, usually as part of a longer loop starting and ending at home. One...

1066 steps: 11/10/21

What comes into your mind if somebody says the number 1066? Me too. Until today that is. Keep that number in mind for later. Monday...

Ghostly Beladonnas: 06/10/21

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

The Zig-Zag Path: 04/10/21

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...

Summer on Madeira

Summer 2020, post lockdown and five glorious weeks on Madeira! We were so lucky that the lockdown was eased and travelling permitted....

March - June 2020 - Lockdown!

Well, this is one section I couldn’t have predicted having to write about! What strange times we are living in. A deadly virus, national...

Sun, sea and a very friendly dolphin

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...

Madalena do Mar, Madeira

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...

Four months post-surgery – Back to Madeira

After our recent local successes, I was really looking forward to going back to Madeira and doing some serious walking, and was impatient...

The Perfect Cottage

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...

Tranquility

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...

Four months post-surgery - Back to Madeira

After our recent local successes, I was really looking forward to going back to Madeira and doing some serious walking, and was impatient...

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