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Day 12

Madeira, Portugal. Riding toboggans and cable cars, wine tasting, hilarious tour guide. Starting to get sick.

Going down!
Looking back

Our Lady of Monte at the top of the mountain.
Swans!

I think they wanted us to feed them but everyone just took pictures.
The toboggans!

We were not sure what to expect on the toboggans. We hadn't read anything about them but we were excited!
Here we go!

The basket is pushed and steered by to men. The trip takes about 10 minutes to get down the mountain. It's about 2km long and the…
Toboggan ride selfie!
Video

Of course we took video. (Link does not work in thumbnail.) https://youtu.be/MahLWnb71cs
Cars!

Those cars also go on the road. They just kinda look out for the toboggans.
Cool

There was a bit of a traffic jam but I like the picture of the toboggans and the drivers.
Back on the bus!
Traffic jam

The roads are very narrow. We turned the corner and we were face-to-face with another bus. We had to back up.
Toboggans and cars

When we backed up there was a toboggan coming right for us with three cars behind it!
Nice view

Headed to our newxt stop.
Back to the toboggans

We were kinda going in circles.
Baskets end

We walked by the end of the basket ride. Where people were getting off the baskets.
Back to the top

They loaded the toboggans on to a truck and drove them back to the top!
Old olive trees

We walked past the toboggan baskets and saw these incredibly old olive trees. Neat!
Neat pic!

I just like the picture. To me it looks very Disney "World of Tomorrow" fron the 50's.
Cable car

This is the way to get all the way down the mountain. It's a very long cable car ride over the tops of the houses.
Cable car selfie!