Madeira-Sunset-1497, originally uploaded by Paradise in Portugal.

On holiday in Madeira at the moment and though this has nothing to do with the Quinta I couldn’t resist posting this little gem. Daniela and I were coming back by ferry last night from Porto Santo where we’d gone in search of some birdlife – check out http://www.birding-in-portugal.com/blog for the results of the day – and as we left the island for the return home this was the view of Madeira as the sun set behind it …