A cloudy day but the heavy rain of last night was over and not expected to return so it was a good day to play tourist. My internet notes gave high marks to the Market, but advised getting there early to catch the fish vendors so I strolled up at the crack of nine (hey, … Continue reading Playing Tourist!

Funchal, Madeira New art, Old Town. New Town, old buildings. Funchal, the capital of Madeira, is a delightful mix of history, art, tourism, architecture and nature. I arrived to my hotel right about lunchtime but my room wasn’t ready yet so I set out to find a good place for a leisurely lunch. I knew … Continue reading Funchal, Madeira

Yippee! I’m on the road again, this time back to Europe for 6 weeks. My original plan when booking such a long trip was to walk two more medium-length Caminos, one in Portugal and one in Spain but just last week I finally admitted that wasn’t going to be possible (dodgy ankle) so I panicked … Continue reading Europe Spring 2017!!!