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...

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

I had been back at the gym for a couple of months, cycling and building up my stamina on the treadmill so that I could now manage 3km on...

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...

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

I had been back at the gym for a couple of months, cycling and building up my stamina on the treadmill so that I could now manage 3km on...

So, after two months I am reflecting on my decision to accept surgery, and I am optimistic. Functionally I think I am almost back to...

September 2019, two weeks post op and feeling optimistic. “Let’s go for a walk.” My better half raised his eyebrows. “Are you sure?” It...

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...

I suppose my first walk, following my knee reconstruction surgery, was from the hospital to the car. A few hundred yards, with crutches I...

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,...