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Santa Maria pull the bigger ship
The old ship, Santa Maria, seems to pull the great ancient and modern ship, Zenith
A nau Santa Maria, antiga, parece puxar o grande e moderno navio, Zenith
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The Santa Maria has just returned from another trip to the coastal city of Funchal and part of another, Câmara de Lobos. It is curious to see the difference in size of the big boats of their times. The Santa Maria, that we see a replica of that used by Columbus on his way to America, would be one of the largest in its time. Today is tiny compared with the large cruise ships and Independence of the Seas, which was once again the capital of Madeira.
A nau Santa Maria acaba de chegar de mais uma viagem pelo litoral da cidade do Funchal e parte de uma outra, Câmara de Lobos. É curioso ver a diferença de tamanhos dos grandes barcos das suas épocas. A Santa Maria, que vemos aqui uma réplica da utilizada por Colombo a caminho da América, seria um dos maiores no seu tempo. Hoje é minúsculo comparado com os grandes navios de cruzeiro como Independence of the seas, que mais uma vez esteve na capital da ilha da Madeira.
Santa Maria from the bridge
The Santa Maria ship, a replica of the boat used by Christopher Columbus in the "discovery" of America, in a view from de bridge of the Pacific Dream, a cruise ship of Pullmantur, which is now back to Funchal, in his usual Fridays visit.
A nau Santa Maria, uma réplica do barco utilizado por Cristóvão Colombo na "descoberta" da América, vista da ponte de comando do Pacific Dream, um navio de cruzeiros da Pullmantur, que está de regresso hoje ao Funchal, na sua habitual passagem às sextas-feira.
Santa Maria arriving
Santa Maria nau, a reply of Colombo's ship who "discover" America. This wood ship make trips all day in south cost of Madeira island. In the photo, it's arriving to the place where people embark and disembark, near the terminal ferry in Funchal port
Santa Maria
It is called "Santa Maria". It is a replica of the ship of Christopher Columbus and was built on the Madeira island between July 1997 and July 1998 by Robert Wijntje, a dutch resident in the island, and by local artisans to celebrate the historic voyage of Columbus across the Atlantic to the discovery of "Indies", which ultimately led him to the Caribbean and America. There isn't a replica pure because don't have much data. But it was built as close as possible to the original. It has 22 meters in length, 3 masts, the highest with 16 meters. Has a capacity of more than 100 passengers.
Soon after construction is finished, the Santa Maria was in Lisbon to represent the Madeira wine at Expo 98. Today is the day trip south coast of Madeira.
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My name is Joanne Doe, a lifestyle photographer and blogger currently living in Osaka, Japan. I write my thoughts and travel stories inside this blog.