After our recent local successes, I was really looking forward to going back to Madeira and doing some serious walking, and was impatient...

I had been back at the gym for a couple of months, cycling and building up my stamina on the treadmill so that I could now manage 3km on...

So, after two months I am reflecting on my decision to accept surgery, and I am optimistic. Functionally I think I am almost back to...

September 2019, two weeks post op and feeling optimistic. “Let’s go for a walk.” My better half raised his eyebrows. “Are you sure?” It...

A couple of days later we decided to walk down to the seafront at Sao Vicente, a downhill walk made difficult in parts by the steepness...

We take what has become our regular flight from Manchester, arriving at around 8pm, the difference this time being that we plan to stay...

I suppose my first walk, following my knee reconstruction surgery, was from the hospital to the car. A few hundred yards, with crutches I...

Before I begin, I should probably explain how we came to own a second home in Madeira. It was our first visit to Madeira in the spring of 2017 and I will never forget my first dramatic view of the Ribeira valley which cuts through from the south to the north side of the island. We could be forgiven for thinking we had fallen into a set for The Lord of the Rings, or travelled to a tropical rainforest; the mountains soared steeply on both sides under a clear blue sky. Waterfall

I have always enjoyed a good walk. I’m no great adventurer, but as far back as I can remember, with all of the people closest to me,...