it's very cold here in sao vicente also... probably hasn't got much warmer than that except for about 1 out of 3 days at best in the last two months

it's lovely on teh other side of the island though

water here, desert there 

 yeah, that's what a 1800m peak in a 50km wide island in the north/south direction gives you... this side catches all the cold and wet and the other side bakes in the sun

it's also very shady here, the mountains block out the sun until about 9am in the morning... IF the clouds don't also block it, which they do at least 2 days out of 3 

 there is two little islands you can see from the southern side that are basically just big rocks with almost nothing growing on them, they are the legit original desert islands... there have been attempts in the past to have people live there but it's basically a desert nature reserve, i met a ranger who does stints over there for a couple of weeks at a time 

 there is two little islands you can see from the southern side that are basically just big rocks with almost nothing growing on them, they are the legit original desert islands... there have been attempts in the past to have people live there but it's basically a desert nature reserve, i met a ranger who does stints over there for a couple of weeks at a time 

 arr we are but humble miners of new algorithms, don't know nothing about mischief 

 yeah, i sometimes feel a bit claustrophobic but overall i prefer it... but that's probably just because most people hate it... the kind of people who live here is a bit different from on the other side, here they are more quiet and reserved and relaxed, over there they are loud and energetic and normal people think they are having serious arguments all the time but that's just how they talk 

 also, i am very familiar with the region you live in... walked through that place like 3 times so far in my life... i love the undulating hills and the apple trees and the giant stands of pine forests full of red and white spotty mushrooms and deer hides, and seeing the deer occasionally as they scamper between forest areas across farmers fields 

 Yes, deer and rabbits and mushrooms and fruit trees and green fields and babbling brooks. 🤩
Paradise, IMO. 

 yeah, it is really beautiful land, i mean, the only thing that is more beautiful to me is a rainforest or taiga 

 We have ancient forests near here. So beautiful.
https://image.stern.de/9343232/t/ul/v2/w480/r1.7778/-/bayerischer-wald.jpg 

 美しい 

 i mean, seriously, southern madeirans are worse than the cliche of sicilians 

 😂