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.
Spent the last week in #Madeira in an attempt to convince my brain not to completely hibernate this winter. It was an experiment as we've never done anything like a package or winter sun holiday before, and we mistimed it somewhat: the week before had been full sun every day, whereas we got clouds most days, and some HEAVY rain.
Still though, we got out and about everyday, so hopefully my eyes soaked up some rays.
This is, what girls admire boys for (or their statues): a big #cucumber in their shorts. 😆
(As a local newspaper was writing about that #statue of an international football heroe born on #Madeira 🙈)
Das ist, wofür Mädchen Jungs anhimmeln (oder deren Statuen): Eine dicke Gurke in ihrer Hose. 😆
(Wie eine lokale Zeitung bei Enthüllung über die Statue des internationalen Fußball-Helden schrieb, der auf Madeira geboren wurde. 🙈)
The Caldeirão Verde waterfall during a really heavy downpour, which was probably one of the most tropically impressive views in Madeira, Portugal. 🇵🇹 This waterfall is 100 meters high, and the water flows into a huge basin. My entire photo equipment was totally soaked, miraculously nothing was damaged!
Nothing special, but I like the neon highlights of the refracted light and the noise, which looks like high iso but it's just water mist from the waterfall - The Lagoa do Vento Waterfall (Levada das 25 Fontes) Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹