Saturday evening’s earthquake - a real one, at 22 hrs, was scary.   

It lasted for 29 seconds - and that felt like minutes.

The bed was tremling and we thought, the windows were to break.

And then it was all over.  Nothing broke and nobody got hurt.

5,2 on Richters scale - with the Epicenter some 20 kms away, deep in the Ocean.

We were - or I was - a bit shaken, but after a good Madeira wine and a game of Casino in the sunshine, we are ready for tomorrow’s excursion with bus 155 - to Cámara do Lobos,
a fishermans’ village 16 kms west of Funchal.

Monday’s excursion took us by bus 155 first to closeby Funchal.

The morning was crisp, but temperatures rose by the time we reached the city.

A quick walk to catch bus 3, direction Ribeira Brava, and after 15 minutes ride we are at the harbour.

Hans goes for a walk as I get to meet some German people from Dresden at the ‘Cáffe’

The fishing boats are colorfull and well maintained.

Churchill spent time here between his period between ‘after’ and ‘before’

... painting, mostly aquarelles.

Today others are painting walls ... absolutely no rush

Excursion boar leaving the harbour.

In a month, maybe two, there will be figs along this roadside.