Arriving in Madeira and first Impressions

We arrived on a rainy day to Madeira. It was not cold or scary. Just slightly windy with the rain spattering enough to slightly make the shoulders of my sweater wet. Every Madeiran we came across was intent on telling us that "this is not normal, the weather is better here normally." 

The next day did not prove their claims either. With our rental Smart car, we traveled along the west coast of the island, during which the rain clouds never stopped chasing us. Stopping to take in the magnificent views of the Madeiran cliffs, we were only spared 10 seconds or so at a time, after which we had to run to our car to take shelter.