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mjhibbett: Beautiful. (Would be perfect if the bags were paper instead of single-use plastic!)
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mjhibbett: Mountain terracing in Câmara de Lobos.
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mjhibbett: All aboard the Green Train. Destination: headland of Cabo Girão.
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mjhibbett: Faced my fear of heights and stood on the platform looking 590 metres down to the sea. Eek!
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mjhibbett: MJH, however, was cool as a cucumber.
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mjhibbett: The view from the headland back towards Câmara de Lobos and Funchal.
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mjhibbett: Ooh arr!
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mjhibbett: My fab eco-chic foldable backpack (perfect pressie from pal Helena) about to get its first outing on levada walk to Rabaçal, Risco waterfall and Levada of 25 Fontes (waterfalls).
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mjhibbett: Steep drops, but I have no fear of heights any more following my Cabo Girão bravery! (These clever trees grow sideways - they don't concern themselves with trifling matters such as gravity.)
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mjhibbett: One of many waterfalls we saw. Fab trip with Madeira Explorers - couldn't ask for better guide than Susanna.
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mjhibbett: So grateful that I saw someone's comment on tripadvisor that said 'Rabaçal is a must'. What a view!
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mjhibbett: Water everywhere!
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mjhibbett: Our group walking on the levada maintenance path.
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mjhibbett: Another fear tackled! The exit (for us) end of a long (800 metres), pitch-black* and very wet tunnel. Only just above my height in places. *We had torches, thank goodness!
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mjhibbett: Back to the bus.
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mjhibbett: The cable car from Funchal to Monte.
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mjhibbett: The wicker toboggans in Monte.
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mjhibbett: Wonderfully crazy!
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mjhibbett: Took another cable car to the botanical garden, where we saw big bracken...
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mjhibbett: ...and this dream view - if you're a civil engineer.
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mjhibbett: Our favourite place.
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mjhibbett: Verdict on tuk tuk as a form of transport: great until you set off, then really noisy! Glad we just did a short hop!
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mjhibbett: View from our balcony. Word reaches us of Beast from the East II weather back home. Help - I didn't bring a coat!