Final total costs for 77 days in Madeira...A year ago...the walled city of Lucca, Italy...Two more days until departure...
While on foot we spotted this waterfall. |
- Rent
- Airfare from Marrakech, Morocco to Madeira Portugal including excess baggage fees
- Car rental, fuel
- Entertainment
- Restaurants (including tax and tips)
- Groceries including laundry soap, cleaning supplies, paper products, toiletries purchased at market
- Housecleaning service and tips
- Parking fees
- Shipping fees (for package we received)
Monthly average: $ 4,234.83, EU $3,151.78
Daily Average: $ 139.23, EU $ 103.62
We walked through this short tunnel to reach the ocean at the other end as shown in these other photos. |
Nothing is as mesmerizing as the sea. |
Two small waterfalls flow from the rocks in a natural rock wall. |
Clouds rolling in. |
At times, the clouds appear as if they were smoke. At times, there is smoke wafting through the hills when residents are allowed to burn off their terraced gardens. |
Our total food costs while in Madeira including dining out:
Grand total: US $2,329.60, EU $1,733.81
Monthly Average: US $ 920.23, EU $ 684.88
Daily Average: US $ 30.25, EU $ 22.51
These giant cement forms are used to some areas to protect the beaches. |
The preformed cement blocks aren't attractive but serve a useful purpose. |
In Ribeira Brava we walked through a tunnel to an area where local residents anchor their personal watercraft. |
In Ribeira Brava we wander into a needlepoint and craft shop finding a new zippered bag as a carry on for our prescriptions and vitamins when the handle on the old bag broke. |
Back tomorrow with updates as we wind down our final photos. Happy day to all!
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Photo from one year ago today, July 29, 2913:
A year ago today on a very rainy day, we visited the walled city of Lucca. Once inside, we dashed through the city in the rain to see as much as we could, stopping to look at this clock, The Pretorio Palace Clock. For many more photos of the walled city, please click here. |