They do get some wonderful shots on the Madeira webcams,thank you once again Manuela :lol: :lol:

Thanks :D Some unusual colors tonight

Improvements coming

The French three-masted Belem on the way to Boston http://seagifts.com/belem.html "Built with steel by the shipyard of Dubigeon in Chantenay in 1896, for use in the cocoa trade. In 1913, the Duke of Westminster bought her for use as a yacht. In 1923, she was sold to Sir A.E. Guinness, who renamed her Fantome II. After many years of successful navigation, she was purchased in January 1980 by the Paris based "Fondation Belem"."

8) "Seagifts" is also an interesting website! Unique gift ideas! :D Thanks, Manuela!

Europa Armas for Manuela :wink:

Thanks, Phyllis :D That's Volcan de Tijarafe - say that 3 times fast :wink: Tijarafe is a municipality in Tenerife - always learning geography here :lol:

Today's daily picture

Someone was up early!

QE2 visiting today! :D

"Last voyage" :?: It's not even her last visit. That's scheduled for the 3rd of October.

:whoops: Let's not RUSH IT :!: :!: :!: :shock: :shock: :shock:

It had better not be her last voyage :!: :lol:

:shock: :shock: :shock: Sounds like a movie :D And it WAS, with Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone. Isle de France, the same ship that rescued many of the Andrea Doria survivors, was used as a real floating prop in that movie :D Andrew Stone, the director, partially sank her for the movie. Then, she went to a scrap yard in Japan. BETTER, had they completely sunk her :!: :!:

Came across a blog with more pics of her last call at Funchal.......... http://cruzeirosmadeira.blogspot.com/