Hello. I am planning on walking either the Camino Portugues or perhaps the Northern Way, likely in late April/May, or September. I am totally blind, and was wondering if anyone has tips/suggestions, or knows of anyone who has done this or other camino routes who is also blind?
I'm not worried about the terrain beyond normal worries--I have good travel skills and have hiked various places. However, any insights would be welcome, particularly about handling a cane and hiking pole at the same time. I also won't be doing this alone; I regrettably speak neither Spanish nor Portuguese, though I'm going to learn all I can before I go.
My second question regards getting my completion certificate in Braille. Has that been done, and if so, how would that be accomplished? I assume that such a request would need to be run through an approval process, and that a Braille copy would be sent to the person a few weeks after the end of their camino. (Something similar was done with my diploma when I graduated from university).
I'm also wondering if there's a good starting point for the northern route which is somewhat shorter; having been through the region before, I was thinking either Bilbau or maybe Viadolid, but would appreciate any suggestions.
Finally, I'm curious what kind of weather people experienced at the times I said I was thinking about walking the camino? (Also, I'm most likely going to start from Porto, and try to walk the 260 kilometers to Santiago, assuming I do the Camino Portugues).
Thank you very much, and I look forward to hearing thoughts/insights soon.
G Botting
I'm not worried about the terrain beyond normal worries--I have good travel skills and have hiked various places. However, any insights would be welcome, particularly about handling a cane and hiking pole at the same time. I also won't be doing this alone; I regrettably speak neither Spanish nor Portuguese, though I'm going to learn all I can before I go.
My second question regards getting my completion certificate in Braille. Has that been done, and if so, how would that be accomplished? I assume that such a request would need to be run through an approval process, and that a Braille copy would be sent to the person a few weeks after the end of their camino. (Something similar was done with my diploma when I graduated from university).
I'm also wondering if there's a good starting point for the northern route which is somewhat shorter; having been through the region before, I was thinking either Bilbau or maybe Viadolid, but would appreciate any suggestions.
Finally, I'm curious what kind of weather people experienced at the times I said I was thinking about walking the camino? (Also, I'm most likely going to start from Porto, and try to walk the 260 kilometers to Santiago, assuming I do the Camino Portugues).
Thank you very much, and I look forward to hearing thoughts/insights soon.
G Botting