![]() I was shocked when Dad took us to see the house he grew up in near Funchal, they were a very big family and the house was so tiny. He was also a promising footballer in his youth but as a dark skinned young man with a strong Portuguese accent, he was told at one club that his ‘face didn’t fit.’ Racism was truly alive and kicking in football back then. He was a silver service waiter and a window cleaner. My Dad had to work hard when he came to England. In time, they managed to set up a guest house in Bournemouth so my Dad and his siblings moved across to the South Coast of England to start a new life with them. They had to leave their children on the island with other family members taking care of them, whilst they went over to England in search of a better life for their family. ![]() My Dad’s family were the latter.ĭad’s parents left Madeira when he was 12. My Dad grew up in Funchal, people were either very rich or very poor back then. ![]() Pre-Covid, my Dad visited Madeira every year and although times were hard for him there as child, he loves going back there. When Madeira went onto the green list for travel this year, we took the opportunity to spend a few days there and took my Dad with us as I was keen to see where he grew up and have him show us around Funchal. If you’ve read any of my other blogs you’ll already know that my Dad is from Madeira and in July of this year, I had my first visit to Madeira. Me and my Dad in Funchal (he’s always making me laugh!) ![]()
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