Yesterday was a holiday (Indepence Day) and I hooked up with some colleagues to do a bit of sightseeing on this island.
Turned out we were out and about for 7 hours. I didn't bring a jacket which I should have. We went to Caniçal for lunch, I had the swordfish with banana. Then we went to the eastern-most point of Madeira: Baia de Abra / Ponta de S. Lourenço. After that we went to Portela to have a view over the Penha de Aguia, and then further upwards to Ribeiro Frio.
I wasn't expecting us to do a levada walk but we did one (about 30min each way) called Balcões. After the levada walk we went for a drink, alcoholic drink called ponche (punch) which is made of lemon, rum and honey. It was ok, didn't warm me up though despite what they told me :-)

I got home shortly after 7pm, caught "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban" on TV after which I hit the sack.

Next Wednesday is also a holiday to celebrate the Immaculate Conception. Obviously any Steelers fan will turn that into a celebration for the Immaculate Reception ;-)
Speaking of the Steelers, this Sunday at 1:30am local time they play against the Baltimore Ravens again. Should be a good game!