Sun, sea and sand. Is this not what we came for. The sun rose this morning on a turquoise sea and white sandy beaches. The humans are finally south enough that both the air and water temperature was just right for them to have a morning swim. […]
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Every body loves surfing. Surfing Madeira way! Well not me! The human’s decided, 50 hours ago, to whisk me off to the Canaries. I just think they wanted to chase the sun south. At first it was fine, but a bit rolly. The ‘amusement ride’ started about 24 hours ago […]
As you know, I am a dog. As I am a dog, I like dog things. Running on the beach, chasing balls, long walks in the woods, eating, chewing and especially sleeping. The sailing thing I tolerate, because my humans like it, and I like hanging with them. They make […]
So what is a ‘levada’? They are a aquaducts that channel water from the mountains and natural springs of the north and central highlands of the island to the stepped agricultural lands of the south. The channeled water is used for hydro electrics first before being channeled and distributed for […]
We decided to do some more exploring of the island. We headed first further down the south coast to the picturesque town of Camara de Lobos. Churchill famously feel in love with town and painted it. We were fascinated by the precariously terraced agricultural slopes of the island. They grow […]
We have been trapped by the wind so the humans have rented a car so I can join them exploring the island. We decided that exploring the capitol city of Funchal would be a good start. We happened upon a section of the town called the ‘art district’. Here […]