At Quinta do Lorde marina, 32 44N, 16 42W. As we were approaching Funchal on Saturday we had another small change of plan. The two pilot books were saying that Funchal is a busy port and is prone to overcrowding and so having had a discussion we decided to divert to Quinta do Lorde marina and its turned out to be the right decision. Its a fairly new marina and complex tucked away on the east side of the island and it really is a nice place with friendly staff and all the basic facilities.

Fortunately, the next village along from the marina has had a festival all weekend and it has been a good place to visit. It has been years since I’ve been on dodgem cars!

We are now planning Tuesday and Wednesday to go sightseeing around the island before leaving for the Canaries on Thursday.