Photos by John Clementson 54. Many tunnels take the water through the mountains 53. A junction on a levada 52. A shady Levada or irrigation channel 48. View from a levada 50. The primordial Laurisilva forest covers about 15� of the island 51. Another Lvada 44. An inland view 47. Levada walking takes one to beautiful places 45. Some went walking along the LevadasIMG 1669 49. Frienlyl and hungry birds 42. Growing baanas turned out to be interesting 40. Lunch with John Banim Jan Ann John and Ed 41. We stopped at a banana nursery 38. Ann and John Clementson enjoy the view 38. Its a beautiful and mountainous island 38. We stopped for lunch at this seawater pool. Many went for a bathe 38. Part of the rocky coastline 39. Jan Wheeler and Ann Clementson just watched the bathers 37. A viewpoint 37. You occasionally needed a head for heights 36. One of the many view points. Helleen Lindsay Fynn with Ann Clementson 35. On a coach turs of the island 23. David receives to Funchal YC burgee 32. Agapathus flowers were all over the island 31. In the Tropical Gardens 21. Exchange of burgees 22. More burgees 30. View from the cable cat at Funchal en route to the Tropcal gardens 20. Opening ceremony. David Beattie listens to Seamus OConnor 14. Entering Funchal 15. Entering Funchal 13. Entering Funchal 16. Entering Funchal 12. Entering Funchal 11. Entering Funchal 10. Witchcraft Ed Wheeler entering Funchal harbour 9. Entering Funchal 55. The ICC tented area at Funchal harbour 58. The scene t the final dinner in the tented area 60. The Irish ambassador to Portugal was there 58. The dance group 7. Entering Funchal 56. The final event gets under way 57. An ethnic dance group performed for us 8. Entering Funchal Categories: Picture Gallery