I thought a life of driving the hills of #Yorkshire would have been good training for the #Madeira hills but: no. Narrow roads, usually with a car-destroying water gully seemingly 30cm away from your wheels at all times, constant severe up or down hill, regular hair pin turns - I rarely left 2nd gear. Sudden blinding fog and/or torrential rain. Hire car clutch was ragged. Also my first real time driving on the right. Great fun!
Not so bad if you stick to the tunnels but we were adventurous.
