Some people go to Santo from Madeira just for one day… I want to stay longer, to have enough time to explore it on foot… Return ferry ticket cost 46 euro and you can buy it online. It was still dark at 7 am when I was going fron the old town to the ferry dock. Warm enough to walk in the shirt only. It is around half an hour walk… They checked my ticket an then I was climbing three decks up where open deck and cafeteria is located. We started the sail at 8 am, just after the sunrise. And I had a chance to see the nice coastal landscape of Madeira while the ship was sailing along the eastern coast – as far as St Lawrance Point, where the lighthouse stands on the rocky island. I met on the deck nice couple from Cracow – more and more Poles travel now abroad… They intend to rent the bikes and go around Santo in one day…
Then Santo Island appeared on the horizon with nice hills and long sandy beach along the southern coast. After 2,5 hours of sailing we docked at the miniature harbor. Public bus going to the town was waiting on the jetty – it costs 1,60 euro for just 3 kms trip. Then I was walking more then an hour to my pension in Cabeco do Ponta. Little bue bus goes along this coastal road but only few times per day. It is so nice here! Palms, flowers in blossom. Let’s have a rest!
