Comments on: Madeira: So Let Me Get Right to the Point . . . https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/ ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:18:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-1775 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:18:37 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-1775 Hi Snook. I find the sea very scary indeed. I think it’s not knowing what’s down there beneath the surface that does it. Give me mountains any day.
Cheers, Alen

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]]> By: Snook Chaipornvadee https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-1770 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:00:26 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-1770 Amazing pictures! the sea does look scary but I find it to be even more fascinating. Whenever I visit a cliff, i just can help but staring at its beauty and want to get closer to the edge.

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-542 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:42:33 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-542 Funnily enough, my wife was quite happy with the words, but we had a bit of a barny over which pictures of her I could use. I saw that cove you went swimming in, John, and the water looked extremely inviting. If I’d had my rubber ring with me I’d have gone in.

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]]> By: jcmurray1 https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-540 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:21:57 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-540 Great words and photos, (I’m not convinced your wife reads what you say about her), but I really hope this is your last post on Madeira. I’m only working part time these days so probably can’t afford the holiday I’m going to have to book if you do anymore! This was the first walk we ever did on Mareira and at some point the guide took us off the path and down to a cove where we went swimming. Ah happy days……J

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-534 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:26:46 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-534 Cheers Sheila. I can???t imagine snow on the tops in Madeira ??? it is so hot there, just like the middle of our summer only at the end of October. Pico do Areiero to Pico Ruivo is my next and penultimate post. What a fantastic walk that is. I???m sorting the pictures out at the moment and hope to get it finished early next week.

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]]> By: swanscot https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-533 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:24:31 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-533 It is lovely to see a report of Madeira through a walker eyes. We visited the island about 7 years ago and thought it a great destination for a walking holiday. We did this flat’ walk to the point and also a walk somewhere in the central ridge similar to yours. I don’t remember the route accurately, – I’d have to look at the map or guidebook (we used the Sunflower walking guide) – but I see from the photos that we went to Pico Ruivo, amongst other places on this long walk. We started early and had freezing temperatures at height until the sun came over the ridge about 9 am and the photos also show a wee, tiny bit of snow on the ground at the top. We went in January and this gave superb walking temperatures. I really enjoyed the lavada walks too. .

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-530 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:15:18 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-530 David, I once walked out to that memorial in the Solway Firth where Edward I died from dysentery during his wars with the Scots. There was a sort of melancholy wildness about the place ??? and the sun didn???t shine. Perhaps that put me off. However, having glanced at Multimap I will concede that there is potential for some great walking. I???ll add it to my list of things to do because the area is rich in history and any excursion will certainly be interesting. NW Scotland sounds more like it. I don???t think I???ll need my shorts, though ??? despite the fact there are definitely palm trees in Ullapool.

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-529 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:18:28 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-529 Thanks Paul. I’ve got a feeling you won’t have your feet up for long. It’ll be interesting to see what you come up with. The Cleveland Way is the only one I’m familiar with ??? half moorland, half sea cliffs ??? and I was well impressed with that. There might be a Cumbrian coastal route but I’m not sure. It might be a cycle route.

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]]> By: David https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-527 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:16:22 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-527 I echo Sharkeys comment “another fantastic read”. Madeira certainly seems a walker’s paradise with mountain and coastal walks aplenty. I still think the coastal walks of NW Scotland will take some beating though.

They do have palm trees in the Solway Firth (well in peoples gardens anyway) and there are some great coastal walks too. Believe it or not the sun sometimes shines as well.

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]]> By: Sharkeys Dream https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-525 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:44:19 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-525 Hi Alen,
Yet another fantasic read, loved the pictures of the sea stacks, what a sight they must of been, Ive always loved the sea & temptation is growing to find a great path here in northern England, Im sure they are plenty.

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-524 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:34:37 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-524 Cheers Alex. I would imagine that Spain at this time of year is glorious. Have a great time.

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]]> By: Scotlands Mountains https://becausetheyrethere.com/2011/11/01/madeira-so-let-me-get-right-to-the-point/#comment-523 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:42:03 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=3769#comment-523 I really must say thanks for these Madeira reports.Another place for my to do list ????
Off to visit my sister in law in Spain next week so hopefully will get a sunny day on the hill over there to compensate for the drabness that seems to have enshrouded Scotland this summer.
Alex.

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