For her 60th Birthday, Danielle chose to go walking in Madeira. Her original choice of cross country skiing for people with visual impairment was sold out. So we arrived by direct flight from Manchester. Leaving snow on the ground, ice on the runway, and a two hour delay behind us we touched down to 20 degrees sunny warmth which would stay with us for the whole trip. Avoiding the Ronaldo statue we got a cab to our first hotel on the wild north coast. Nothing had prepared us for the incredibly wild and inhospitable landscape. A whole string of EU funded tunnels have helped transform the islands road network. An amazing achievement, and an example of the greatness of being a member of the EU (you fill in the rest). The tiny village itself was lovely, the photo was of the view from our window. So we got settled in and looked forward to getting started walking the next day.
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