A lovely dinner last night, paella followed by crepes suzette, the latter was swimming in Madeira wine and flamed with Grand Marnier. Delicious!

This morning we’re having a walk along the coast towards a village called Porto de Câmara. Madeira is an ancient volcano, so most of the rocks are black. It follows that the sand on the beach is the same colour – it’s like the surface of the moon.

Anyhow, we had a good walk of about 8 miles, followed by a nice (and well earned) lunch back here in Funchal.

Our hotel has a rooftop bar, which has great views over the city and the harbour.

The hotel organises lots of activities, so Val will be doing a Pilates class later.