When Robert suggested we do this massive walk from Gibraltar to Finisterre I thought he had gone completely mad! After a while the idea sort of grew on me and before long I found myself training with him practically every weekend. I have always been a keen athlete and have tried to maintain a good level of fitness. In my 20's I represented Argentina at basketball. I carried on playing when we lived in Madrid, where I joined CREFF, one of the top Spanish clubs and played for them at European Cup level in Israel, France and Denmark.
A number of friends have asked me why I am contemplating doing this walk. To be honest I'm not sure. Deep down I suspect it's because I like a challenge. I guess I have an in-built sense of adventure. My grandparents emigrated from Scandinavia and were among the first settlers in Eldorado, Misiones, which is situated in northeast Argentina, very close to the Iguazu waterfalls and near the borders with Brazil and Paraguay. They were true pioneers and are remembered in the local museum in Eldorado. My father left Sweden in the 30's and travelled to Kenya. There he first prospected for gold and later managed an estate next to that of another Swede, Baron von Blixen (Out of Africa) with whom he hunted on a number of occasions. He then left Africa working his way on a tramp steamer to Brazil, where he jumped ship. Moving from Brazil over its border with Argentina, he ended up in Eldorado where he met my mother.
After that, walking from Gibraltar to Finisterre should be a piece of cake!
