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HFF! A little early because I will be away....!

Keighley and Wroth Valley Railway.

Fortaleza do Pico. Built in the 17th century as a surveillance point, the building has been Portuguese navy property for the last seven decades. Undervisited, it now has a cafe and an exhibition but also serves as a tranquil, if sometimes windy, picnic venue.

Locomotives 3694 'Whiston' and 5197 with the 12:00 train from Frogall passing Bradnop on 24 Feb 2019.

Locomotives 3694 ‘Whiston’ and S160 5197 on the 12:00 train from Frogall. 23 Feb 2019

HFF! Same place as this one... www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/48101780

Bird of Paradise flower. www.britannica.com/plant/bird-of-paradise-flower A native species to Madeira

A sculpture on the quayside!

The whole street is covered in exotically painted doors, windows, and anything else. Some are nicer and more tasteful than others!!

It is the highest cape in Europe, at an elevation of 580 m, and is famous for its suspended glass platform. The Cabo Girão viewpoint, situated on the highest promontory in Europe, at an elevation of 580 m, offers a vertiginous view of the fajãs of Rancho and Cabo Girão – small areas of cultivated land at the foot of the cliff – as well as magnificent panoramic views over the ocean and the municipalities of Câmara de Lobos and Funchal. The viewpoint has been renovated, and a suspended glass platform, called a skywalk, was built. It is an excellent spot to practice paragliding and base jumping. Recently, the Portuguese parachutist Mário Pardo performed a spectacular motorcycle leap here. Nearby is the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fátima), built in 1951 and one of the main pilgrimage sites of the island.