Archive for

February 2010

Suspended: Roads and Levada Walks 24FEB2010 #tempmad

Suspended Roads:

E.R. 101 Caminho dos Pretos
E.R. 212 Machico, Ribeira de Machico.
E.R. 101 Ponta Delgada e a Boaventura
E.R. 101 Madalena do Mar Ponta do Sol
E.R. 104 Serra D’ Água Meia Légua
E.R. 105 Boca da Encumeada aos Estanquinhos
E.R. 222 Sítio da Santinha Ponte
E.R. 223 Descida para o Jardim do Mar Estreito da Calheta
E.R. 227 Ribeira da Tabua
E.R. 229 Lugar da Ribeira (Ponte) - Campanário

ViaExpresso
Centro da Ribeira Brava - Meia Légua
S. Vicente: Rotunda dos Bombeiros - Rotunda do laranjal
Cancela - Nó Eiras
Estrada Antiga Serra d'Água - Túnel Sacramento
Acesso ao Paúl do Mar

ViaLitoral
Luso-Brasileira -Pestana Júnior

Suspended Walks:
PR 7 Levada do Moínho (Ribeira da Cruz Lamaceiros)

PR 09 Levada do Caldeirão Verde (Queimadas Caldeirão Verde)
PR 10 Levada do Furado (Ribeiro Frio Lamaceiros Portela)
PR 12 Caminho Real da Encumeada (Boca da Corrida Encumeada) 
PR 16 Levada da Fajã do Rodrigues (Fajã da Ama Ribeira do Inferno)
PR 17 Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal (Lombo do Mouro Caramulo Folhadal Encumeada)
PR 18 Levada do Rei (Quebradas Ribeiro Bonito).

Valid for 24 hours. Advised validation beyond this time.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

Madeira Catastrophe: Casus Fortuitus #tempmad

The news are horrible and we have foreseen such event in our terms and conditions.

Effective immediately all services are suspended. Land services will be established from February 24. Sea services are suspended till March 6. Swimming with dolphins is suspended till March 15 due hazard floating objects and risk of infection.

Our terms and condition:
"We may have to cancel your tour in the event of unusual or unforeseen circumstances outside our control (i.e. casus fortuitus): for example, technical problems with the boat or van, government action, war or threat of war, civil strife, terrorist activity, riot, natural or man-made disaster, disease outbreak, or severe weather conditions. In the event that we have to cancel a tour/trip due to circumstances outside our control we shall refund you."

All customer that have trips within this dates should reconfirm. Our advice is that you postpone any trips towards Madeira by at least a fortnight.

Please reconfirm by email and phone.

Note: At the time of this statement the death toll was 32 with hundreds missing.

Filed under  //  floods   legal  
Posted by Hugo Romano 

Madeira Storm [Video] 7 killed, several injured


Communicate via twitter #madeira

Filed under  //  floods  
Posted by Hugo Romano 

Suspended: Roads and Levadas 18FEB2010

Suspended Roads:
E.R. 101 – “Cabanas” - Arco de S. Jorge – Sítio do Arco Pequeno
E.R. 105 – Encumeada – Paúl da Serra
E.R. 202 – Poiso – Pico do Arieiro

Suspended Walks:
PR 09 Levada do Caldeirão Verde (Queimadas - Caldeirão Verde)
PR 12 Caminho Real da Encumeada (Boca da Corrida - Encumeada)
PR 16 Levada da Fajã do Rodrigues (Fajã da Ama - Ribeira do Inferno)
PR 17 Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal (Lombo do Mouro - Caramulo -
Folhadal - Encumeada)
PR 18 Levada do Rei (Quebradas - Ribeiro Bonito).

Valid for 24 hours. Advised validation beyond this time.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

Pico do Areeiro: NATO Radar I

Update on NATO radar construction site at Pico do Areeiro.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

Ponta do Pargo: Erased

Ponta do Pargo erased with one survivor left.

The Law of Action-Reaction for Business II

This time I post Borat Sagdiyev (Kazakh/Russian: Борат Сагдиев) view on The Law of Action-Reaction for Business.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

Oceanodroma - WELCOME!!

Oceanodroma is the family name of Storm-petrel and to be entitle to this brand new boat "Oceanodroma" it had to be launched to the water on a stormy day... Red alert for strong winds and heavy rain was issued by the Regional Authority of Civil Defense but that was not enough to stop its first day on Madeira waters. For those who invested great part of their lives on this fantastic RIB those were very stressful moments but fortunately everything went well and Oceanodroma is now on the water and ready to fly!

On the photos you may see it being prepared with all security equipment and then the inauguration day with family.

So now you finally know what Oceanodroma is! Oceanodroma is the 11 meter long rigid inflatable boat (RIB) that is being explored by Madeira Wind Birds to:

WELCOME OCEANODROMA!

Posted by Catarina Fagundes