Madeira, 30-8-2009

Yesterday we arrived on the beautiful island of Madeira after a 2 hour flight from Lisbon. We are staying in a really nice cottage on a vineyard high above the blue ocean. So, no camping for 6 days but living the luxurious life haha. We got our selves a little car that just makes it up the very steep and windy roads here and yes, driving here is an adventure on it´s own! Today we went to a secluded little beach village that only can be reached by a 200 meter vertical elevator that is build against the cliffs! The reward when you are down however is there. Fruit trees all around, a little beach cafe and banana trees everywhere. We could hardly believe that they could construct a tiny little elevator on the face of a cliff like that! Last night we enjoyed a good meal in the garden of the master-house of the quinta. We got free access to Internet here so I am sure I will write some more before we leave the island on next Friday.

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Frans & Leslie