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Monday, August 24

For a change once again up early antisocial the beach half of this year. To half past three in the morning We started with a sleepy Patrick and Marike back. Despite the sleep anyway we ate at Burger King. To ten half-time we landed, at a quarter past ten we were in the hotel. Have a nice day for us. After the welcome information, we are going to buy postcards, we changed in the hotel (100 Escudos is NLG 1.15), we explored and lunch shelter. Piet had 1000 Escudos grilled squid with vegetables and I took for potatoes and 850 Esc. spaghetti. A large and a small beer together cost 600 Esc. so that's normal. Eating is not expensive. In the room we slept an hour, it was still very early. Then we had dinner. We would go to bed on time Patrick is still here and have only called. At the time planning scrapping it as a mistake in, we thought that the Netherlands nine hours, but it was eleven hours. Patrick was not happy with us, he had the morning not even sleep because of his vacation. We went to the local time at half-elf to bed.


Tuesday, August 25

I slept and did nothing then to the pool. Of course with the necessary drinks from the poolside bar. It is in the hotel a lot more expensive than outside. The owner of the dive center of the hotel (Herman) a Dive agreed to Thursday. For now only one, but first see how his knee Piet it holds. In the evening we had dinner in a student restaurant. It was very good only had Piet not hungry and he was a board where even a student would have to be too much.


Wednesday, August 26

Today, the botanical garden of Funchal. We took the bus from ten hours so we could walk around all day. It is with the regional one hour drive to Funchal. We had to move to the urban to the garden to go. Our luck, the bus was just gone. While enjoying a delicious nectarine have So we have a half-hour wait for the next bus. The garden is very beautiful, the views of the city breathtaking. That is of course through the mountainous structure of the island. Nowhere is a large piece of flat to find and so are you almost always a way down, or against the rocks. In the garden we have a nice coffee and cake and later a beer taken on a terrace where the peacocks come check it some cake on the ground has fallen. Back to Machico proved more difficult. Local bus drivers had some trouble telling us where the Instead of boarding the bus was. I got the impression that they did not want to explain. Eventually told a waiter from a restaurant where we had been.


Thursday, August 27

For the first time diving. Piet had returned after a quarter because of his knee (sorry). He was cut by Philippe, together with Henk-Jan, who was going through his air. I stayed Meanwhile, at Leo and Carol who have often had dived the site and experienced divers. It is very nice, nicer than I expected. No coral, but very large rocks where many animals are in hiding. We have seen a spider crab (his long legs in each case) and all kinds of fish. Also an octopus lying and when he left swam. Also a stone fish and a lone anemone. Furthermore, there lots of large sea urchins. After lunch we spent at the pool, like the so well. Then I did some shopping and a bath. The it has some kind of hotel with all amenities. Evening pizza, very tasty with all seafood. A nice glass of wine (Monte Velho Branco) and coffee Amaretto increasing. Life is so wrong.


Friday, August 28

This day we had chosen to go to Funchal, because the market on Friday seems to be the most fun. That's right all, what you see is all there pretty nice. It is really only vegetables, fruit and fish, but especially the visgedeelte is fun. The hostess was right, you should Espada First tests and then see. It does not look like you a deep-sea fish can be expected. He is all black, has big eyes and a row of sharp teeth. He is a or half a meter long so it's not very handsome. Culture is not to do in Funchal, but they do have nice terraces. Nothing bought, there are just no fun souvenirs for us himself on the window we are not successful. We look still once more during the holidays and not otherwise. We will not do as in Istanbul where we have something included what we actually do not like or liked. The prices in the shops at about the same level as Netherlands. For five thirty we were back at the hotel where we go in bath are located. Then we enjoy luxury dinner while just as expensive as in other restaurants.


Saturday, August 29

All day we have at the pool. Evening was a festival in the village with fireworks and lots of people in the center. All day they were all indexes (it looked like bombs so much noise) to the stand. The preparations were busy all week, but on this night we could really see what they had always done. In the mountains they had to scaffolds made with different pitches fireballs that a boat or depict a cross. It burns nice and long and was very nice to see. Also because there is not too much Tourists were among the people (yes of course we do). On the boulevard was now on large skewers of meat sold it was basically just trees. These spikes were then big BBQ on the streets are baked. Along with it there freshly baked bread, it looked nice, but we have but not daring. After dinner and the fireworks we have on the church square, with a large glass of beer, waited for the action horn local club. Which only started at ten past eleven, So after three songs we had seen it. Our ears had then already had it, they still need to practice more often, but they at least had some fun and that's it important to make music.


Sunday, August 30

We do a zwembaddag again, we are finally here our rest. In the evening there was a procession through the village. The opportunity We did not know, but it was special. People have spent the whole afternoon to the middle of the street decorate with flowers. She laid them on the floor in different patterns in the form of a cross, but also just diamonds and circles. When the wrong people walked in procession past the village around. In the procession were older men and women with large candles and communion clothes boys and girls. Which ran alongside the carpet of flowers, the priest with the cross ran under a canopy on the flowers. Actually sin but they were there. In places where the procession came along it was, the music of harmony after very quiet. (And if it deserves).


Monday, August 31

Yes, pool again. At least for Piet all day. I went diving in the afternoon a large cliff with a stranger buddy. That takes some getting used, I was linked to Henk-Jan, a very nice guy that we have a number of times the pool had seen and talked to them. Very nice dive site again but I had not expected anything else. Evening but just call grandma, who had her birthday which is always very nice. Calling This is fine with a coin and a scope card.


Tuesday, September 1

Finally done something. We come increasingly to the conclusion that it is nice for once to rest, but that only pool and sea no longer with us play. Going by bus to the Westtoer to do. It is a wonderful island, very green with devastating coastal views. Sometimes when the bus drives past a shoreline you have the idea you fall down. If that should happen, you do at least not be afraid that you are bothering you much, survive I do not do it. We have gone across the island and are often at "a beautiful viewing point" got off to take pictures. Fun, yet relaxing. After lunch we had a little snorkeling, we are in a municipal pool that went very special. It was namely a piece of sea that had been deposed and was always pumped with fresh seawater. In some places the waves were also around the edges, very spectacular to see. One part was it swam off and not as it were in a bay. There we swam and snorkeled, but very nice strong current. The pool was equipped with changing rooms, wardrobe and special boarding for small children. And all for 100 Esc. because they can learn something from the Netherlands.


Wednesday, September 2

After a very tiring day (but not really) do we again a pure fatigue zwembaddag. We do have found a new activity. From the pier is good snorkeling along the rocks.


Thursday, September 3

At the pool lame, snorkeling, eating and drinking. A little quieter than the average summer holiday. While snorkeling in the afternoon has become a father Piet of a guppy. He swam at least 150 meters behind Daddy, in the bubbles that were created by vinslagen. Obviously that was fun, because he kept in those bubbles swimming.


Friday, September 4

Really only pool, the sea was too rough to snorkel. I have a nice picture of Pierre that a fraction of one second later to his bot was wet. Piet decided anyway to go diving to the bass. The snorkeling is also good all week and diving break he can do if need be.


Saturday, September 5

FANTASTIC! In the morning the first things loaded in the bus, then the bus the boat and then were on our way to where we rest Funchal the group went to pick up. It's still an hour sailing but nice, the sea was calm and the sun shone delicious. After the others had arrived, we perform a bit back to our dive spot to go. When we arrived in the suit and hoisted underwater then. We had not been under as the main goal of our diving day came into view: bass of at least one meter long. They're just not tame, but so quiet you can almost touch. We did not have to go find them, they came naturally to us. Of course there was plenty of other fish, but the bass were still very special. After the first dive we had lunch on the beach and a restaurant has a cup of coffee. Then after a nice long rest back in the pack for the second dive of the day. This time, a lot of flow and it cost so much effort to the right place to come. Again came the bass Us Search. Unfortunately I was after half hour all through my air and we had to go up. When a diver was not well, who knows that there is apparently no longer a golden rule is: you go down as a group, but also upwards. Too bad if you still have enough air to get back down continue, that's all in the game. After the dive, the people of Funchal and we brought back again towards Machico by boat. That was just at, the sea was a much rougher and we were therefore quite scrambled and soaking wet from the waves breaking over the boat arrived. It was cold even in the long run, but we survived. Exhausted back at the hotel. First thing in the bath and then our convenience food. Nice to bed on time, it was fun but tiring.


Sunday, September 6

Last full day in Madeira, to quiet. Tomorrow is the lame past the pool and we are now used, so only one time benefit.


Monday, September 7

Back home. Fortunately we did not fly so early and we So our first leisurely breakfast. Then safely to the airport, as some sat in the sun and then go back. It's still a nice vacation and madeira is definitely worthwhile to have another once a week to recover go. Even if only for diving and friendly atmosphere in Machico.