We went on a hill walk today, rather than a levada one. We first drove to the village of Fontes and parked next to a bar.
It was quite hazy, so the views weren't brilliant. It was a good track all the way though.
After a couple of hours we got to the top of Chão dos Terreiros where we had our lunch.
We crossed a rustic style.
On the way down we passed a small forest of chestnut trees.
As we got lower down it turned into a eucalyptus forest. It looked like some had been blown down recently.
We walked into a gorge for a bit, where there were a load of bee hives. The noise from the bees was surprisingly loud.
We carried on down to arrive back into Fontes. There was more evidence of recent forest fires even near the village.
We drove to Câmara de Lobos again and had a stroll round and a drink by the beach. There was a statue of Winston Churchill who'd stayed at one of the hotels there.
Later in the evening we walked across the city to Rua da Carreira, an old town street some way from the centre. We had a drink at Trigal first, then went to look for a restaurant. The first one we came to looked a bit overpriced for standard Madeiran dishes, so instead we went to Jardim Da Carreira. This had a nice garden in the middle, but was completely empty other than us.
The food was good though, Shirley had steak with green beans and Scott had mixed grilled meats.
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