I have an abiding memory of going down that Funchal 'carriero do monte' when the ship we were travelling to England in, stopped at Madeira in 1958. I was six but remember we stopped halfway down to sup on a glass of wine, and the bearers/runners wore white breechs with red ribbons at the knee and long white socks. I wonder why shipping would have stopped there in those days?
I have an abiding memory of going down that Funchal 'carriero do monte' when the ship we were travelling to England in, stopped at Madeira in 1958. I was six but remember we stopped halfway down to sup on a glass of wine, and the bearers/runners wore white breechs with red ribbons at the knee and long white socks. I wonder why shipping would have stopped there in those days?