Last Day
We hope that nobody suffered to much distress as a result of there being no blog post yesterday. By the time we had wrestled with dodgy internet connections and the UK Government's Passenger Locator Forms we had had enough typing. If you have yet to go through this process start thinking about your 14 character password now. Today we awake refreshed and start the process of emptying the fridge. D can thoroughly recommend local ham and cheese on toast to get the day off to a good start. Once again it is sunny and warm and we set out to visit the Santa Catarina Gardens which overlook the west end of the promenade. Last time we were here it was quite a grey day which needed long sleeves. Today it was much warmer, suiting not only us but the numerous lizards basking on the walls. We moved on towards the sea to discover that there was some kind of cycle race going on. Looking at the hills on this island one would have thought that a Madeiran would be a shoo in for the Tour ...