It is time to say goodbye to the Porto Santo – the new, lovely island in my collection! Carla – charming host from “Colina” took me to the ferry. There are also flights between Madera and Santo but they are so expensive, that almost all tourists and locals use “Lobo Marinho” ferry.
They sell tickets in advance via internet and round trip costs 46 euro.
After 2,5 hours sailing in Madeira’s capital Funchal I was walking half an hour by cobbled streets to find my “Sirius” hotel. Recommended! If you book in advance you can have here a room with bath and substantial buffet breakfast (ham, cheese, yoghurt) for just 21 euro…
I was walking again the narrow streets of the old town to the Farmers Market (Mercado Lavradores) where ladies in the local traditional costumes sell flowers and one kilo of bananas costs 1 euro…
In the street going from the cathedral down to the coastal promenade I found the monument dedicated to Polish Marshall Jozef Pilsudski – very important person in our history. He spent here 4 months in 1930/31 years. I will keep the fingers crossed for the weather for tomorrow – I plan to rent a small car and go up to the mountains…
