Our taxi driver suggested a walk on the north coast which has not yet been officially added to the list because it is not completely finished with safety railings etc.. We did an hour and fifteen minutes of high level walking along the sea coast from one end and then drove to the other end and did an hour of more internal town and mountain scenery somewhat uphill. Very beautiful. Back at about one - lunch at the hotel restaurant where the chicken curry was much better than expected, follows by a nap. Then on to the fish restaurant I had mistakenly rejected, Restaurante Marisqueira O Barqueiro, for a very good rather exotic seafood meal including oysters from the mainland, tiny sea snails, razor clams, mussels and featuring a Madeiran lobster, heavily armored but very tasty. And so to bed for an early wakeup at 6:30 AM for a short walk to a place where the Ferry bus will take us to the ferry terminal for our day trip to Porto Santo Island. Isn't there a portable toilet company named Portosan in the US?
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| Once again, highway past the airport going to the Northeast |
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| Great coastal views on a less developed walking path |
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| Unusual cactus flower found growing in rocks in many places |
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| Hiker |
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| Looking down from the trail to the sea |
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| Heroic pose |
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| The first section, near the sea |
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| The other end of the trail, inland |
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| Ditto |
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| Farmer carrying feed grass |
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| Tourist carrying Madeiran lobster |
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| English menu |
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| Waiter removing crab from fish tank |
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| Front of restaurant |
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| Front of cathedral, back near our hotel |
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