Madeira: details

This little volcanic island has a lot of rocks but the one that is used the most for roads, buildings and such is basalt. Below you can see a natural and typical Madeiran beach:

and some examples of pavements with basalt:



Notice the detail in this changing room at the Barreirinha beach:

Yep, I only noticed after I was butt naked...

We also found a lost puppy. So far it has no name (nor do we agree on the sex) so it responds to "dude", "no", "hey you", "awww" and "adorable".