Funchal, Portugal
Madeira Portugal. Saturday October 20th. Due to hurricane Rapheal, our Captain decided that it would be best to alter our course away from the storm, so instead of heading for the Azores Islands as planned, we ended up in Madeira , which is referred to as the "Purple Islands" The colorful name could have referred to the shadows from the towering volcanic peaks, or the famous Madeiras wines. We boarded our bus at 9:15 AM and proceeded on a tour of the City of "Fun...