Madeira 2000

Wednesday 9 August 2000

We take off at 11.13 lt for Lanzarote, a bit reluctant to leave Madeira where we have spent quite pleasant days. Maria writes: the plane climb rapidly to embrace the sun to cancel the regret to leave Madeira that sweetly remains at the horizon to reassemble its beautiful forms. Alfredo, with his usual hate for volcanos, forces us to continue our flight to Sevilla instead of stopping in Lanzarote. Another stop in Rabat, then a wonderful flight to Sevilla admiring a colourful sunset and then overflying the lighted Spanish cities in the night.

Thursday 10 August 2000

In Sevilla is terribly hot, but the monument we visit are so beautiful that we support the 40 degrees Celsius. The cathedral and the Alcazar are incredible masterpieces where we spend most of our time. We take off at 20.21 lt for Menorca, perfectly assisted by the airport authority. We want to fly by night as it is the St Lawrence night and we hope to see falling stars. Actually, we will see four stars and one is so bright that Alfredo thinks that a plane has exploded near us. We land in Menorca at 23.42 lt. When we reach the hotel at one o'clock we find a nice meal prepared for us. We have another pleasant two days rest in Menorca visiting bays by boat and archeological sites.