They are strong, willing, and faithful, but they do not like going up into the interior.

Now we will land here and get a few hours' run on shore.

There are one or two peculiarities about Madeira which distinguish it from other places.

To begin with we will go for a ride in a bullock cart without wheels." "But surely it must jolt about terribly," Frank said.
"Not at all.

The roads are paved with round, knubbly stones, such as you see sometimes in narrow lanes and courts in seaside places at home.
These would not make smooth roads for wheeled vehicles; but here, as you will see, the carts are placed on long runners like those of sledges.
These are greased, and the driver always has a pound of candles or so hanging to the cart.