Hipster breakie of smashed avocado, bacon+eggs. Ok, ok, not bad! Plenty of love for this cafe for some reason!
Korean dinner at B Star. Another delicious meal to end the day... nom, nom, nom!
More strolling around. Warm but grey. Surely it's almost dinner time, right?
It might be Asian food day, but doesn't mean we can't have more beer & sangria between meals Cheers!
Back on theme... quick bubble tea stop. Someone is very happy!
After lunch beachside stroll... just killing time before the next snack!
There's more to San Seb than pintxos, so we're having an Asian food day. Starting with lunch at Takuma (Japanese)
Obligatory bakery craving photo: San Sebastian edition. Spoiler alert: we went in for a slice & a... erm... beer!
Random sights around San Sebastian... always a great place to visit.
Working up an appetite with sunrise jog along the river, headland & beach in San Sebastian. What a great morning!
Few random shots wondering home in San Sebastian. The old theatre & hotel look so nice lit up at night.
After huge lunch all we can manage is a light supper snack... which in San Sebastian means pintxos & cheesecake. Yum!
Sundowner drinks in Plaza de la Constitucion. Cheers!
Meet up in San Sebastian starts with Sunday lunch at a Basque cideria: help yourself from the barrel! Great food too!
Finally a blue sky day for my visiting mate. Peyresourde, Peyragudes & Superbagneres. Oh yeah!
Dinner at a local creperie... who also happen to serve Thai food. Double yum!
Couple of cheeky cold ones in the local bike shop. Cheers!
It's a fair cop, guv'nor! Oh... wait... just parked behind us & probably eating at the same restaurant. Phew!
Lunch at La Table d'Ayzi. Nom, nom, nom!
Sightseeing at a *VERY* windy Lac d'Estaing. 100+kph recorded at the local airport so who knows what it was up here!
When your friend's luggage beats him through French customs. Lucky there's nothing exy in this unattended box!
Out on the town for snacks and a few beers. It's been too long... cheers!
Out walking and stumbled across these... that's lunch sorted!
Lunch catch up with friends in town. Pizza, tiramisu & lemon meringue. Yum!
Home sweet home. Blue skies at the Col d'Aspin & noodle soup for lunch. Ahhhhhhh....
Bienvenue en France! Not quite the warm welcome home I'd hoped for!
Airline food ain't what it used to be!
Last snack in Madeira: more treats from another bakery
Monte Palace garden, Funchal. The perfect place to visit with your plant obsessed wife!
The famous Carreiros do Monte. Not sure it's for me, but long line & excited faces says it's certainly fun for some!
Good morning Funchal... Don't worry - this is our last day here Booooooo....!
Goodnight Funchal...
Dinner at O Polar, Funchal. More superb meat - this time steak skewers & roast chicken. And dessert of course Nom!
Post hike refreshments... coffee, beer & passion fruit dessert (which was both unusual & delicious). Nom!
Miradouro da Bica da Cana. More sublime views from mountains to the sea!
Today's hike part 2: Fanal forest. Many of these beautiful trees have been dated at 5-800 years old! So cool!
Part 1 of today's hike: down to the waterfall source of this levada, through lush forest & past fern walls. Magical!
Goodnight Funchal! We're not quiet home yet, so slightly a view from the West
Stop on the cruise home for some sunset shots. Somewhere on the Madeira coast West of Ponta do Sol.
Road near Ponta do Sol, semi-closed due to waterfall in the middle! Incredible shots from Pratiwi as I drove through!
Sunset dinner at the Sabor aMar Fish Factory. Calamari, mussels, octopus, swordfish, cheesecake. Nom, nom, nom!
Miradouros do Paredao... clouds rolling by & the view changing literally by the second. Very cool!
View from Eira Do Serrado (nice looking hotel here) down the road we just drove (& will return on) ain't bad either!
Miradouro da Eira do Serrado. Awesome lookout almost 500m above the valley below. What a spot!
A lookout on the way to erm, another lookout. This is Miradouro da Malhada & view down into river Socorridos gorge.
Another random stop, this time for coffee, cakes, meat pasty & you never can eat too much caco de bolo in Madeira!
Random stop at a Gaudi-esque church. Bit odd, but view is nice & the olds hadn't seen this before, so that's a bonus.
Visit to another scorched lookout & closed walking trail Miradouro da Boca dos Namorados - catchy name!
In the grounds of Hotel Quinta da Serra, this Eucalyptus is allegedly the tallest tree on Madeira. Sure is a big boy!
Lunch @ Abrigo do Pastor. Calves liver, garlic pork, suckling pig, venison stew, chocolate mousse, tiramisu. Amazing!