...about 15 kilometers

Simon and I are gearing up for our Madeira wander ture. We have been increasing our heart rate by some intense frisbee throwing, fulbold and Pilate's (me). While we are in the lush garden of the Atlantic, the rest of the Chercka family will be endeavoring other countries around the world. Charlottes will be visiting National Geographics Traveler's most beautiful country, Norway, while Andre and Kathrine venture to Asia's Thailand. The other wanderers, Inger and Jorg will be doing much of the same thing as Simon in I in Germany. Therefore, we decided (Simon, Jorg, Inger and I) on this lovely day in June, the temperatures reaching the mid 80's, it was time to train ourselves for the many kilometers we would be walking on our adventures. For those of you who don't know, Simon and I opted the Drive, Fly and Walk package for Madeira...God help us!

Yesterday, we walked along a beautiful path along the sea, through fields, prairies and forests. It was an amazing Sunday afternoon, not a cloud in the sky. We started our hike about 40 kilometers south of Koge and ended it about 7 kilometers further. We picnicked on beaches and cliffs, farfar swam and made out with his wife, Simon thought he was a hippie, we came across a snake that was about a foot long, heard the coo coo bird, and found some stones with perfect holes directly through them. I found out that it takes thousands of years for this to take place and took a couple home for decor. We also saw where the illustrator for the Harry Potter books lives: A beautiful picturesque cottage that we didn't take any pictures of. We had fun walking about 15 kilometers (around 7 miles) and discovered there may be hope for us after all:)

We are all meeting up at a summer house on DKs west coast in mid July to share our journeys. Of course there will be more for you to see then, as well. Until then, celebrate good times, come on!