#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int n, m;
    cin >> n >> m;

    vector<vector<char>> mat(n, vector<char>(m));
    bool visited[n][m];
    int si, sj;
    int ei, ej;
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for(int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
            cin >> mat[i][j];
            visited[i][j] = false;
            if(mat[i][j] == 'S') {
                si = i;
                sj = j;
            }
            if(mat[i][j] == 'E') {
                ei = i;
                ej = j;
            }
        }
    }
    queue<int> q;
    q.push(si);
    q.push(sj);
    q.push(0);

    int di[] = {-1, 1, 0, 0};
    int dj[] = {0, 0, -1, 1};

    while(!q.empty()) {
        int ci = q.front();
        q.pop();
        int cj = q.front();
        q.pop();
        int cekor = q.front();
        q.pop();

        if(ci == ei and cj == ej) {
            cout << cekor << endl;
            return 0;
        }
        for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
            int ti = ci + di[i];
            int tj = cj + dj[i];

            if(ti >= 0 and ti < n and tj >= 0 and tj < m and mat[ti][tj] != '#' and !visited[ti][tj]) {
                q.push(ti);
                q.push(tj);
                q.push(cekor + 1);
                visited[ti][tj] = true;
            }
        }
    }
    return 0;
}
/**

 ....S##...
 E....##..
 ##..##
 ...###...


 **/