Sunrise from Pico do Arieiro

Roam was keen to drive up to Pico do Arieiro (1818m) this morning for the sunrise. I wasn't going to argue with that idea. I didn't think we'd be alone but I wasn't prepared for quite how many other people had made the trip up there for the same reason. There were hundreds slipping and sliding about on the icy surfaces. It was freezing. But the views and the light made it all worthwhile. For a while, as we drove up through the cloud, I doubted whether we were going to come out of the top. Fortunately, not too far from the summit we did. 

We then drove to Curral das Freitas for coffee and a tart before heading back for an easy afternoon exploring a few places more local to Funchal and finding some warm sunshine. For E's last day here, we also had to engineer her a swim!