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Second drink!
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Sweet and dry
They had two kinds of wine: sweet and dry. We were able to have one teenty glass of each!
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Nice!
Our tour group had the place to ourselves.
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Very cool
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Neat!
It looked like a wine cellar inside.
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Blandy's Wine Lodge
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Neat sidewalk mosaic
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Cute town
The town was very cute. Lots of shops and places to eat. We were pretty hungry! But we didn't feel well and it had been a long day…
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Winery
Our last stop was the winery. They gave us the option of going to the winery and then they'd take us back to the ship or we could…
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Neat old cemetery
Driving to our next stop we spotted this neat old cemetery.
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One last shot
A last shot of the view from the bus
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One last stop
Back on the bus. One more stop to go!
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Sick
There was a higher viewpoint at Eira do Serrado but, unfortunately, we had been feeling sick for a couple of days. Climbing up sta…
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Pretty!
The flowers were too pretty not to take a picture.
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Pretty kitty!
This cat had it made! The gift shop sold food. You can see he's very well fed.
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Valley of the Nuns Panoramic
The building on the right is a hotel overlooking the valley.
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Isolated
The village is very isolated and lives mainly on what it grows. They're supposed to have very good chestnuts and have an annual Ch…
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Valley of the Nuns
In 1566 the nuns from the Santa Clara convent fled from pirates attacking Funchal and found seclusion here where they also brought…
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Up the path
We headed up the path toward the viewpoint overlooking the Valley of the Nuns.
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Eira do Serrado
We drove up to an altitude of 1094 feet. The view was beautiful. This was just from the parking lot!
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Circo Dallas
Back on the bus! Heading to our next stop. We spotted a travelling circus. We thought it was funny it was named Circo Dallas.