Photo – Octávio Passos
Sam Davies (Savéol) – the only woman skipper on the Vendée Globe 2012-2013 arrived in Madeira on 17 November 2012 after dismasting on Thursday night in 35 knots of wind and treacherous cross seas.
Sam Davies was welcomed by Club Presindent Mafalda Freitas of Clube Naval do Funchal who will be assisting the skipper whilst in Madeira.
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The “SRA – Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources”, informs in a statement dated 12 November 2012 that the following walks Recommended Walking Routes are temporarily closed:
– Madeira:
• PR 1 – Vereda do Areeiro (Pico do Areeiro – Pico Ruivo)
This walk is still open through the tunnel
• PR3 – Vereda do Burro (Pico do Areeiro – Ribeira das Cales)
• PR3.1 – Caminho Real do Monte (Ribeira das Cales – Monte)
• PR4 -Levada do Barreiro (Poço da Neve – Casa do Barreiro)
• PR 17 – Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal (Lombo do Mouro – Caramujo – Folhadal – Encumeada);
– Porto Santo:
• Vereda do Calhau (Fonte da Areia – Calhau)
More information is available through the Oficial Madeira Tourism Board website under trekking/Notice to Walkers.
Please do not hesitate to contact Nature Meetings should you have any doubts about Walking in Madeira.
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Sabi Phagura @Iamfitlass visited Madeira and walked with Nature Meetings. Read her experience of our guided walks in the Huffington Post article “Madeira, A Walker´s Paradise” and we look forward to welcoming you on our walks soon!
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By Maureen McAllister
‘Let’s have a package holiday’ he said ‘somewhere with fun stuff for kids’.
It seemed like the right idea, the 10 year old (who was then eight) deserved a kids focused holiday – plenty of action and things to do. So, we three were agreed and off we went to get some brochures.
We’d never booked a holiday all packaged up before. We’d always just taken ourselves off, or planned our own itineraries, or enjoyed a spot of VFR (visiting friends and relatives – in the UK and overseas). So this was a bit of an adventure to begin with.
The brochures came home and we poured over them. Family friendly this, kids club that, activity here, play there – fun, fun, fun. And possibly frightful too, who knew? It was all a bit much.
We then spotted a beautiful resort and hotel in Madeira. The Hotel Porto Mare. Not particularly kid clubbish or family friendly, but it looked lovely. Really lovely. We three were agreed and we booked it. Grownups worrying that it would not be lively enough for the then eight year old, whilst he happily focused on the five pools, tennis and mini golf.
We shouldn’t have worried at all. It was perfect.
The rest of this article can be read on Condé Nast Traveller
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Easyjet are offering fantastic getaway prices from Bristol to Madeira for travel between 23 July through to 30 September.
Why not book a hotel and walk with Nature Meetings
Contact us for other activities such as Whale and Dolphin watching with option to swim with dolphins, diving, jeep tours, canyoning, mountain biking, boat trips and much more.
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Madeira further differentiates itself with a new gastronomy event Les Étoiles de Mougins s’exportent which occured in Funchal, from 5 to 9 June, 2012.
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