Outdoors: Cool; Indoors: Pool

There was snow on the mountains of Madeira overnight (see Extra), and in Funchal, between sunny intervals, the rain pelted down. It's a lot cooler today, too, so we spent the day mooching around the hotel. Had a dip in the indoor pool, with rain rattling on the roof. Also had a full body massage in the spa. Very relaxing. Reading, chatting, eating, drinking ... it's been a very pleasant day. And stilll a good deal warmer than the UK, so can't complain! Here's a ditty for today:

I leave ripples in the warm pool,
watch their dancing patterns,
while rain beats on the perspex roof
where the swift wind batters.
Today, it feels a tad cool,
but though the cloud lowers,
indoors the water is still blue,
like the sky between showers!