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My wife Betsy needs a wheelchair to travel the Camino. I have posted about this before. I am having difficulty finding people to help push her. Can anyone help me find "pushers" for her? Here is a link to the website that I have created: pushbetsy.com. If you have social media skills and can...
Betsy walked the Camino de Santiago carrying her own backpack eight times before Alzheimer’s took its toll on her. Even after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she continued to walk the Camino. Eventually, however, she could no longer walk and even talking became difficult. But she loved the...
My wife has developed Alzheimer's. She has walked over 1000 km on the Frances, Portuguese, and Inglese carrying her pack, but now she is having a hard time walking. I don't want to leave her behind when I walk. I want to go back with her. I would like to walk the Finisterre/Muxia route or the...
Although we have walked over 1000 km on the Camino Frances and the Portuguese, we are getting older (70s) and feel we need some support. Can anyone recommend tour companies that provide van support to carry luggage or to carry us when we get tired?
Thanks.
Brierley's new edition of Camino Portugues has a route from Porto to Matosinhos along the river and the coast. Has anyone walked this yet? What is it like? From Google maps it looks like it is right next to the road and goes through a lot of industrial port area. Is it a good walk or would it be...
When we get to Santiago and get our compostella, can we get a tube or something else to keep the compostella in so that it is not damaged on the way home?
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