54. Many tunnels take the water through the mountains53. A junction on a levada52. A shady Levada or irrigation channel48. View from a levada50. The primordial Laurisilva forest covers about 15� of the island51. Another Lvada44. An inland view47. Levada walking takes one to beautiful places45. Some went walking along the LevadasIMG 166949. Frienlyl and hungry birds42. Growing baanas turned out to be interesting40. Lunch with John Banim Jan Ann John and Ed41. We stopped at a banana nursery38. Ann and John Clementson enjoy the view38. Its a beautiful and mountainous island38. We stopped for lunch at this seawater pool. Many went for a bathe38. Part of the rocky coastline39. Jan Wheeler and Ann Clementson just watched the bathers37. A viewpoint37. You occasionally needed a head for heights36. One of the many view points. Helleen Lindsay Fynn with Ann Clementson35. On a coach turs of the island23. David receives to Funchal YC burgee32. Agapathus flowers were all over the island31. In the Tropical Gardens21. Exchange of burgees22. More burgees30. View from the cable cat at Funchal en route to the Tropcal gardens20. Opening ceremony. David Beattie listens to Seamus OConnor14. Entering Funchal15. Entering Funchal13. Entering Funchal16. Entering Funchal12. Entering Funchal11. Entering Funchal10. Witchcraft Ed Wheeler entering Funchal harbour9. Entering Funchal55. The ICC tented area at Funchal harbour58. The scene t the final dinner in the tented area60. The Irish ambassador to Portugal was there58. The dance group7. Entering Funchal56. The final event gets under way57. An ethnic dance group performed for us8. Entering Funchal
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