Monthly Archives: January 2020

Dorothy noticed that there were no cruise liners in port today so it was a good day to take the gondolas up to the botanical gardens. A very saga-holiday thing to do, but the gardens were apparently worth a visit. … Continue reading →

17:36, back at the hotel, showered and ready to rock and roll. Hardly, but some food would be nice. It’s been an odd sort of day. Ludicrously steep roads which really shouldn’t exist. The insanely profligate expenditure of oil and … Continue reading →

The car duly arrived at 9 am and after a brief filling in off forms, I took the wheel and headed off on the wrong side of the road sitting on the wrong side of the car. How does the … Continue reading →

Yesterday we were trying to decide whether to continue using buses or to switch to a hire car. After today’s jaunt the decision was so, so easy. We left after an early breakfast and walked down to the beachfront to … Continue reading →

We’ve decided to see how easily we can get around the island without using a hired car. Instead we’ll make use of what was reported to be an extensive bus service and the occasional taxi. So, after an excellent, hearty … Continue reading →

We’re in Madeira 😊. We’ve been vacillating for some time. We’d booked the flights out and back and hotel weeks ago but with concerns at home, we didn’t finally decide to go until I’d made it around the park run … Continue reading →