Tag: travel
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Exploring Ilha das Alves: Birds, Koi, and Family Fun
Today, we explored Bird Island, where girls fed enormous Koi Carp and squawking Macaws. After a free beach plunge, we crashed a Festa for food, drinks, and lots of merry-making. Sleep came easy!
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Festa Celebration and Balustrade Restoration Stories
A guy enjoys a bustling fish festival, overindulges, regrets it, and realizes age means hangover recovery isn’t what it used to be, all while repainting a balustrade.
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Morning Adventures: Dogs, Cats and Ratos.
A day in the life of a pet owner: from dodging a rat gift at breakfast to a dog spa day, discovering lizards, and finally enjoying pizza and Poncha. Burials and bliss!
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Creepy Crawlies of Madeira: Meet the Beasties.
Welcome to Madeira, where critters party like it’s prehistoric times! Cockroaches and spiders of all sizes abound, while curious centipedes haunt your dreams – or just your bed. Enjoy the creepiness!
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Smokey’s Mischief & Our Artful Funchal Trip.
From Smokey’s fuckery to Funchal’s cultural sites. Artists on drugs and a dog with a death wish.
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Frustrating Car Troubles: An Epic Rant
Yesterday’s automotive adventure was a comedy of errors: a one-day-old battery gave us a dead car, clueless mechanics multiplied our woes, and we ended up needing a tow. Gah! 🤬
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The Tunnels of Madeira: A Drive Through Calheta
Today, we’re off to Calheta for curry powder and nostalgia, dodging tunnels like a mole and reminiscing about Whiskey Jack’s midnight bird calls—our life is wild!
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From Old Town to Passion Fruit
The fabulous Old Town, is fishy and floral. While back at home is oh so passionate.
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Experience the Festa: Music, Food, and Poncha on Madeira
June means FESTA! The island parties with music, food, and potent Poncha (it’s basically sugarcane rocket fuel). After nights of fun and overindulging, I’m done drinking—until next year!
Grumpy in Madeira 