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Porto Santo: Diving & Dolphins – Day 2

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Good Morning Porto Santo!

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My First Nitrox Diving

This morning, no time to hang out on the beach. I go to Rhea Dive to try my 7 mm wetsuit and equipment. I don’t travel with my heavy equipment anymore. The diving center has a wide range of impeccable equipment to rent or purchase.

Two other confirmed divers join us. Miguel and Milton, the Padi instructors, drive us to the Porto Santo harbour (below photo 1). We change here (2). Not a sound, as if the whole island was still asleep! I’m a excited I will dive Nitrox for the first time! I’ve never dived with enriched air Nitrox! Small briefing by Miguel about the spot where we are going to dive.

Cloudy weather: on the small boat, the air is cold and a little choppy sea. Too much current, we move to another diving spot. I dive with Miguel which is really calm. The water is freezing, but I forget very quickly: the underwater world is so relaxing. And I’m euphoric, when I encounter my first and only ray of this 44 minute dive : ))

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Dolphin Watching

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After Lunch

Back to the harbour for a long boat ride organized by Mar Dourado Company, among some islets facing Porto Santo (above photo: the coastline of Porto Santo). And if we are lucky enough, we will see some dolphins.

Very temperamental my friends the dolphins (lol)! I’ll see just one or two super hurry : )) Now the sky is clear with bright light! What an impressive landscape! Better than a long speech, enjoy my photos (below)! Picture 1, The traditional cake of fishermen. In fact, its consistency looks like a rusk with a neutral taste pretty salty.

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The Beach

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Late Sunset  

Before dinner, I finally take time to explore some of the famous nine kilometers beach with golden sand. Magic! To be continued…

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Photos : © Mademoiselle Le K – Tous droits réservés.

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Many thanks to Visit Madeira and Visit Portugal for this wonderful discovery of the island of Porto Santo. Thanks to Miguel Matos, the Rhea Dive team and the Mar Dourado Company too! As always these are my opinions.

Porto Santo (J2): plongée & dauphins

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Bonjour Porto Santo

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Plongée, ce matin!

Pas vraiment le temps de traîner sur la plage. Direction le centre de plongée Rhea Dive, où j’essaye ma combinaison de plongée de 7 mm et mon équipement. Inutile de voyager avec son matériel, le centre a un vaste choix d’équipement (état impeccable) à louer, ou acheter.

Deux autres plongeurs nous rejoignent. Les moniteurs Miguel et Milton, nous conduisent au port de Porto Santo (photo 1, ci-dessous). Nous nous équipons (2). Pas un bruit, comme si l’île entière était encore endormie! Une première pour moi : la plongée (à l’air enrichi) Nitrox! Oui, je n’ai jamais plongé Nitrox! Petit briefing sur le spot où a lieu la plongée.

Météo mitigée : sur le bateau, l’air est froid et la mer, un peu agitée. Trop de courant, nous changeons de spot de plongée. Je suis en binome avec Miguel, super instructeur. L’eau est glaciale, j’oublie très vite. Le plaisir d’être sous l’eau l’emporte. Et je suis euphorique, lorsque je repère ma première et unique raie! La plongée a duré 44 minutes. 

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Après-midi: dauphins

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Après le déjeuner

Retour au port pour une longue promenade en bateau organisée par Mar Dourado Company, parmi les îlets proches de Porto Santo (photo ci-dessous du littoral de Porto Santo). Et si la chance est avec nous : l’observation de dauphins. 

Très capricieux nos amis les dauphins (lol)! Juste un ou deux, très pressés : )) Le ciel s’est découvert, la luminosité est superbe et la nature impressionnante. Mieux qu’un long discours, voici quelques photos (ci-dessous)! 1, le gâteau des pêcheurs d’antant : en fait, sa consistance tient plus de la biscotte et son gôut neutre est plutôt salé. 

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La plage

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Fin de journée idyllique  

Avant d’aller dîner, j’ai enfin le temps d’explorer une partie de la fameuse plage de 9 kilomètres de sable doré. Magique! A suivre…

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Un grand merci à Visit Madeira et Visit Portugal pour cette superbe découverte de l’île de Porto Santo. Merci aussi à Miguel Matos et à toute l’équipe de Rhea Dive, ainsi qu’à Mar Dourado Company. Comme toujours ce sont mes opinions.

Madeira: Weekend in Porto Santo, Day 1

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The Madeira Airport

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One of My Shortest Flight Ever: 

From Funchal to Porto Santo, a dreamy small island with a unique nine kilometer beach of golden sand lined and crystal clear water! I go there for a long sport and wellness weekend, between ocean and spa. I am super excited: it will be my first time in the island! Departure from the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (Madeira) with some arty monochrome-corridors, where I am in transit (above photo). 

Of course I didn’t sleep the night before: as always a thousand things to absolutely do! I’m in great shape, if I sit down, I fall asleep (lol)! A little walk to the shopphing corner. Photo below: some Poncha, the ultra strong cocktail of Madeira! The pretty bottles on the top look like sunscreen aerosols flavored with orange, passion fruits etc …

That’s it, we are three passengers to board : ) The small plane could be a private jet (first photo of the post)! 25 minutes flight including the wait on the tarmac, takeoff, landing and probably 10 minutes in clouds. I feel euphoric! No you will not see my tired eyes (lol)! Photos below: beautiful views from my window of the Atlantic Ocean and Porto Santo.

I love the rocky side of this volcanic island! An island is always a little magic!

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The View

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How Many Shades of Blue?

Awesome ocean and beach view from my room balcony! Oops, I lost the key of my suitcase lock and need to take my swimsuit. Nice afternoon program: after a light lunch, I have a treatment at the Hotel Porto Santo spa, a specialty of the island … 

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The Spa

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A Superb Spa All to Myself!

This is luxury, I know it’s insane! And even crazier: me in this “sandbox” (picture above)! I should say : me, from chin to toe, covered by the island warm sand (40 degree celcius, I believe). Muito obrigada to the therapist to have refreshed my face with a wet towel several times.

The explanation: the volcanic island of Porto Santo is famous for the beautiful 9 km beach. The “biogenic carbonate” (Terramiga) sand of this beach is good for the skin, arthritis and rheumatism among others. In the past, the islanders took sand baths on the beach, but there were a lot of accidents due to the burns. Now in spa, the temperature is controlled.

After the Geomedicin sand treatment and a long cold shower, I can notice the relaxing effect. The body released tensions, is deeply relaxed and flexible. The skin is extremely soft (still a little redish due to the warm). In photos below: the different spaces of the elegant spa with modern facilities and direct access to the beach (photos below). To be continued… 

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Many thanks to Visit Madeira and Visit Portugal for this wonderful discovery of the island of Porto Santo. As always these are my opinions.