Here is the REAL route up to the Penha d' Aguia!

If you've already seen the latest AlionLive video, you know what happened to me when I followed the hiking map. As promised, here is now a KML file with the correct route, so no one has to make the same bad experience:

KML Hiking route from Moinhos up to the Penha d'Aguia

As always, I optimized KMLs and route descriptions I found on the Internet and I do not take any responsibility. However, I have done my best.

And just for fun, here is a screenshot which compares my failed ascent route (in red) to the correct one (in yellow). Quite a difference ;)

Yellow -> Good / Red -> Bad

AlionLive Return 2 Madeira - Day 12 is here!

View from Cruz to the south

Yes, this time there was again quite a break since the last video. I will spare the explanation both, you and me. The wait was worth it in my opinion, because you can call this video quite "special" in more than one way .

The plot
I took the bus on the northern part of the island, to Faial. Near Moinhos, I tried unsuccessfully to climb the "Penha d' Aguia" (Eagle Rock). Due to a more than misleading route on the well-loved hiking map, this expedition was quite unpleasant. So I walked along the road towards Porto da Cruz. Since it was still quite early, I decided to continue hiking in the direction of Portela. A sudden tiredness, probably caused by a starting dengue infection, made me abandon that plan. However, I took a wrong turn somewhere and was forced to continue the hike. At the very end of the afternoon I reached Portela and strengthened me with the finest Espetada of the island. Fortunately right after that a bus was going back to Funchal. Once there, it was already dark and oddly enough, I was already incredibly hungry again. So I decided to end the day in the "Ca Te Espero" with a hearty meal and excellent wine.

Highlights 

One highlight is certainly the failed ascent and the subsequent rant. From this I had to cut away a lot of, because firstly the translation to English was almost impossible and secondly, because I have decided to keep my videos at least remotely "family-friendly" ;). In addition, I am driving several dogs mad and give a performance of some, in my opinion, typical "German English. Who asks what is the difference between my English and this, will be spanked ;). Apart from that there is a "rhythmic water hose" and of course many beautiful views of the most beautiful island in the world in acceptable weather.

Music
The soundtrack this time is entirely by my music project "Cimelium". With the exception of two tracks, all tracks are destined for the album "Madeira", which will be released in 2014.

What's next?
The next part (day 13) is very short, because this time I was not hiking alone, but with a very nice person. She will, but only briefly, and only if she agrees, appear in the video. You may have asked yourself what the title of this song means: It's the name of this particular person. So stay tuned for a short video with incomparably special moments .

And here is the current video:

PR1.3 - Vereda da Encumeada

Length:	11 Km
Alt. Lowest:	828 m
Alt. Highest:	1844 m
Max. Ascent:	84,2%
Avg. Ascent:	20,7%

Official hiking trail from the Achada do Teixeira via the Pico Ruivo to Encumeada. I only hiked this trail partially myself and can for this reason not provide a detailled description. I composed this KML out of several route descriptions and KMLs publicly available on the Internet. For this reason I take no responsibility for the correctness of the route, but I can assure you that I have done my best.

Links:

• KML herunterladen ->

ATTENTION: BEFORE USING THE KMLs, PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE FOR ALIONLIVE KML'S!

PR1.2 - Vereda do Pico Ruivo (Achada do Teixeira - Pico Ruivo)

Length:	2,78 Km
Alt. Lowest:	1581 m
Alt. Highest:	1844 m
Max. Ascent:	70,5%
Avg. Ascent:	20,1%

Official hiking trail from the Achada do Teixeira to the Pico Ruivo. I never hiked this trail myself, and can, for this reason, not provide any detailled description. I composed this KML from various route descriptions and publicly available KMLs from the internet. Therefore I take no responsibility for the correctness of the route, but can assure you, that I have done my best.

Links:

• Download KML ->

ATTENTION: BEFORE USING THE KMLs, PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE FOR ALIONLIVE KMLs!

PR01 - Vereda do Areeiro

East Route:

Length:	5,73 Km
Alt. Lowest:	1541 m
Alt. Highest:	1844 m
Max. Ascent:	83,7%
Avg. Ascent:	29,8%

West Route:

Length:	7,1 Km
Alt. Lowest:	1516 m
Alt. Highest:	1844 m
Max. Ascent:	83%
Avg. Ascent:	29,4%

Official hiking trail vom the Pico Ariero to the Pico Ruivo. There are 2 alternative routes, which are identical, aside from that one passes the Pico das Torres on the eastern and the other on the western side. I never hiked this trail myself and can not provide you with a detailled description here. I composed this KML out of several route descriptions and publicly available KMLs from the Internet. I do not take any responsibility for the correctness of the route, but I can assure you that I did my best.

Links:

• Download the KML ->

ATTENTION: BEFORE USING THE KMLs, PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE FOR ALIONLIVE KML'S!

Welcome to the brand new AlionLive Blog!

My good friends and lovers of my music will be now surprised, that I start yet another blog, but I think it is really neccessary.

First of all, I do not really want to flood my alionsonny musicians blog with the news about AlionLive and also I think we all can only benefit of a thematic separation here. With the ability to create pages on this blog, it will be possible for me to provide you with much more information on my hikes, whether on foot or by bicycle, whether in Germany, Madeira or anywhere. So you will more or less regularly find KML files here, which you can load into your Google Earth or your GPS device, and then you can retrace my hikes. I also noticed that in Google Earth a lot of information, locations, etc. in Madeira is actually missing. Here I can help. So I will, for example, craft a Google Earth Layer on which you can find hopefully all those shelter huts in the mountains of Madeira. Just for fun, to illustrate the the problem: Go into your Google Earth and look, where it locates Ribeiro Frio. Check it out and then set a marker on the correct position. No, Google Earth is very sloppy in terms of Madeira. Look where Google Earth locates the center of Santana ;).

So I'm going to, once more, offer a little service to you all out there. I always like to help and I love the topic at all. So, let's see how this thing evolves . Oh yes: If nothing new happens here from time to time, do not worry: You know that I have a lot of stuff to do :D.