Mad for Madeira (2/18/26)

Last night we ate at the hotel restaurant. We had great seafood — clams and octopus — and a great local bread — bolo do caco (flat bread made with sweet potato and served warm with garlic butter).

The dining room of The Brothers Restaurant at our hotel

This morning after breakfast (included with room cost and served in the same dining room), Bob and I walked around our hotel and walked down to the sister property. Almost all walking is up or down here. It reminds us of the Amalfi Cost, and is sadly less than ideal for Bob’s hip at the moment.

Our room in front of the much larger Savoy Palace Residences behind us

To get to the sister property,
we walk down through the garden by our pool, out a gate,
down a street for a bit (watching for traffic
as warned by posted signs), and then across this bridge.

The view from the bridge, looking south along the Atlantic Ocean.

After returning to the room to collect some things, we returned the same way, took the elevator down from the bridge to the ground level, walked through the lobby of the sister property and out onto the street to reach the lovely and busy Avenida do Mar to see a bit more of Funchal. There were two cruise ships in, so it was hopping. Bob walked for about half of it, and then had to stop and took a Bolt (like Uber or Lyft) back to the hotel. I continued to the end of the pedestrian promenade along the water and then did my run.