Merry Christmas Madeira! (notes from a 1.5 year-old)

25 Dec 2011
Merry Christmas Madeira!
What should we do today? Still a bit cloudy and everything is closed so we decided to get into our little Ford Fiesta and drive West. Word has it that it is always sunny in Porto del sol so seemed like a good destination. Madeira’s roads are small, curvy and two lanes- cutting through terraced gardens and houses built into the side of the mountain. I’m glad we took the road less travelled because we saw a lot. We had ham and cheese sandwiches in Porto del Sol (because that’s the only thing they were serving since everything was closed on Christmas day!), and took some funny family photos. We drove all the way to the far West Coast to the lighthouse. Interesting how the island changes so much. The flowers must be very pretty in spring. Some of the mountain villages had little mangers. Mama took photos.

We skyped with Grandma while Papa relaxed. Dinner time again. I am making more friends. I like our waitress who organised it so we have the perfect table in the corner by the window. Complete with a nice highchair for me. I really like the bread! I then met Steven from Liverpool who told me about some cool fish to go see and ‘Auntie Chris’. She is always very elegant.

Mama took pictures of me in my Christmas dress next to the Christmas tree and then I ran around the lobby awhile before ‘sleepy time’.

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