Goncal.jpg
SantaSerra.jpg
RibeiroFrio.jpg
TreeHeather.jpg
MountainLevada.jpg
Narrows.jpg
CedarTree.jpg
Please click on the thumbnails to see the pictures full size! There are a few updates from our 2008 re-run to compare.
| Gonçal looking out over Santa Serra Goncal.jpg | |
| View down over Santa Serra SantaSerra.jpg | |
| Looking back towards Ribeiro Frio RibeiroFrio.jpg | |
| Tree-heather growing beside the levada TreeHeather.jpg | |
| Typical section of high-mountain levada MountainLevada.jpg | |
| Proceeding carefully through a narrow section Narrows.jpg | |
| Cedar tree at the Waterhouse CedarTree.jpg | |
| New path down (by person) just before the little chapel. The new track blocks the original path. NewTurnoff.jpg |  |
| Walking through the pine forest on the Levada Nova LevadaNova.jpg |  |
| Taking care where some steps were missing! TrickyBridge.jpg |  |
| Levada cuts through some heavy basalt sections. Basalt.jpg |  |
| Now why are these built like this? Maybe it floods?? StiltHouses.jpg |  |
| Grey dawn over Santa Serra. This is much the damper end of the island on the prevailing Passat wind. GreyDawn.jpg |  |
| Typical lichens growing on trees beside the Levada de Serra Mosses.jpg |  |
| Eucalyptus forest mostly flattened by a winter storm. BlastedEucalyptus.jpg |  |
| The view down to the coast from the Levada de Serra CoastalView.jpg |  |
| A typical group of oak trees which border the entire levada. LevadaOaks.jpg |  |
| Typical mountain village seen from the levada. VillageView.jpg |  |
| Approaching Camacha NearCamacha.jpg |  |
| Looking out from our balcony at the Camacha hotel CamachaBalcony.jpg |  |
| The hotel at Camacha from the main square. CamachaHotel.jpg |  |
| Monument to the first game of football played in Portugal! FootballMonument.jpg |  |
| Go up the steps at the 2nd bus-stop. StepsAtBusStop.jpg |  |
| More splendid oak trees lining the levada. MoreOaks.jpg |  |
| When did you last see the Atlantic this blue? BlueWater.jpg |  |
| Just in case you weren't quite sure where to go! ThisWay.jpg |  |
| Some remnant Laurel forest in a deep valley on the Levada dos Tornos. LaurelForest.jpg |  |
| The view down the valley on the final climb up into Monte. NearMonte.jpg |  |
| The top of the cable-car link from Monte to Funchal. CableCar.jpg |  |
| The Gardens and pool at the Quinta da Monte. MontePool.jpg |  |
| Sledges being readied for the run down to Funchal. Sledges.jpg |  |
| The half-bridge at the start of the Levada Bom Sucesso. HalfBridge.jpg |  |
| A tricky (but well-fenced) section on the route down. BomSucesso.jpg |  |
| The motorway bridge between Monte and Funchal. MotorwayBridge.jpg |  |
| The splendidly polished sign at the Botanic Gardens JardimSign.jpg |  |
| Have some Madeira, m'Dear Malmsey.jpg |  |
| The waterfall across the Levada dos Tornos near Monte. TornosWaterfall.jpg |  |
| This is why we don't send you this way! Vertigo.jpg |  |
| Looking towards Cabo Girão TowardsCabo.jpg |  |
| Trellised vines VineTrellis.jpg |  |
| Looking along the Levada do Norte LevadaNorte.jpg |  |
| Levada do Norte runs through the cherry trees. Cherries.jpg |  |
| Continuing through the cherry orchard. CherryOrchard.jpg |  |
| Looking back to Funchal from near the Cabo Girão FunchalView.jpg |  |
| The building site on the last leg up to the Cape. BuildingSite.jpg |  |
| The view back towards Funchal from the viewpoint. ClifftopView.jpg |  |
| Make sure you leave the levada just here! LeaveHere.jpg |  |
| Climbing steeply up through the terraces. Terraces.jpg |  |
| Waterfall, seen from about halfway up. Waterfall.jpg |  |
| View back down to the Levada do Norte ViewBack.jpg |  |
| Massive Eucalyptus trees at the Jardim da Serra BigTrees.jpg |  |
| Summerhouse in the hotel gardens. HotelSummerhouse.jpg |  |
| Looking out through the hotel gardens. GardenView.jpg |  |
| Dawn over the Nun's Valley CurralDawn.jpg |  |
| Don't worry - the cows are quite easy to move! FriendlyCows.jpg |  |
| Just remember to use the horns as handles ... SkylineCow.jpg |  |
| Clouds filling the valley in the late morning. IncomingCloud.jpg |  |
| Same shot again, from a slightly different angle. CloudyValley.jpg |  |
| Cloud spilling from the high plateau in the middle of the island. TableMountain.jpg |  |
| Lizards seem attracted by the sound of clingfilm! LizardCheese.jpg |  |
| The intrepid InnTravel operative lizard-watching. IntrepidExplorer.jpg |  |
| A sheer basalt face, almost up to Yosemite standards. SheerFace.jpg |  |
| Clouds beginning to fill the valleys in the early evening. ValleyCloud.jpg |  |
| Pico Grande just keeping its head out. PicoGrande.jpg |  |
| Tiny crocus seen on the way up to Ribeiro Frio. MiniCrocus.jpg |  |
| Exotic orchid on the levada near Ribeiro Frio. RibeiroOrchid.jpg |  |
| Madeiran violet. Violet.jpg |  |
| Wayside thistle on the walk down to the chapel. Thistle.jpg |  |
| Small unknown weed on the track up to Levada de Serra. UnknownWeed.jpg |  |
| Another violet growing on the edge of the levada. AnotherViolet.jpg |  |
| Probably the commonest plant seen on the trip. UbiquitousDaisy.jpg |  |
| Probable Freesia growing near Camacha. Freesia.jpg |  |
| Rather odd flowers, growing in damp conditions near the Levada dos Tornos. SmartiePlant.jpg |  |
| Lots of these growing in the shady areas. CommonIris.jpg |  |
| Very common white shrub growing beside the Levada dos Tornos. WhiteShrub.jpg |  |
| Madeiran Cranesbill Geranium.jpg |  |
| House Leeks growing on a damp, vertical cliff. HouseLeeks.jpg |  |
| Bean crop growing under trellised vines. BeansAndVines.jpg |  |
| White Bluebell growing near the turn to the hotel. WhiteBell.jpg |  |
| Outsize Buttercup in the damper ground in the mountains. MegaButtercup.jpg |  |