Well this was supposed to be a good chance to use my trusty dtector on the beaches of madiera but there wasnt any decent beaches. Beautiful island though.
Although this is a volcanic island they have no minerals at all , no nice stones ,no gold no silver. :(

:D :D

this is a sea swimming pool

one of the better beaches

Nice black sand on the beach ,but its only basalt

a little turbity in the stream but it was from the rain in the hills not dredging

Its nice to see some flowers at this time of year

Birds of paradise

Hard to believe but i actually paid about $30 to go on a guided walk of about 8 miles along a lavada which is a very small canal . These lavadas carry water across the island as 1 side is very wet and the other side very dry.
great walk though.

My wife nicole. :)

Me and wy wife

another nice beach

This was one of the best moments of the trip when i found an awesome display of stones at the botanical gardens,

That was a bit dark , this is nice

beautifull pictures! thankyou!

and finally, this shows the same amethyst at the back of the pic that was in the last photo to give some idea of size.

Amazing Cornwall. Thanks for sharing with us.

Great Pics Corn

found a few more

pity the pics not clearer this was nice

they take people for rides in wooden sleds

stone pic

they have the 2nd highest cliffs in the world

this is a swan plant it originated in mexico

i Thought that this was a dredger but it probably isnt

quite handy :D :D

That, sir, is Dan's fishing boat. See how low it's sitting in the water with the deck nearly awash? Goes to show how many fish he's got stuff in there! I gotta find out what he uses for bait! I keep thinking it's pizza, but there ain't a Dominoe's underwater, so what would them fish know about a good meal?