Wheelchair rental for last 100km Sarria-Santiago

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meylatinazo

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October (2016)

• Feb 17, 2016

• #1

Hello all.
Where can one rent a wheelchair to use in the last 100km of the Camino Frances?
There is someone in our traveling party who will need a wheelchair. Her husband prefers not to bring one from the U.S. so he is looking for wheelchair hire shops.
We are doing the last 100km in October 2016.

Thank you all in advance.

Buen camino!

 

mspath

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• Feb 17, 2016

• #2

meylatinazo,

Welcome to the Forum!

This earlier Forum thread may help you with your plans. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/sarria-to-santiago-by-wheelchair.31424/

Good luck and Buen camino!
MM

 

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meylatinazo

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October (2016)

• Feb 17, 2016

• #3

Hi MM. Thank you for the link. I am now writing to someone on that thread.

Kind regards,
meylatinazo

 

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• Feb 17, 2016

• #4

Contact this business to see about a rental in Sarria:
http://www.silladeruedas.info/silla-de-ruedas-sarria.html

 

Sue M

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• Feb 17, 2016

• #5

We led a pilgrimage by coach last June with an 86 year old man who had had a stroke. It became obvious that we needed a wheelchair and we asked our guide about getting hold of one, but she couldn't organise anything. I don't think Spain is as clued up as England where wheelchairs are concerned. We wished we had taken one with us.

 

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meylatinazo

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• Mar 14, 2016

• #6

Thank you all for weighing in on this. It is probably best that they bring their wheelchair from the US. This may be checked in for their flights and from a quick check of baggage policies of several airlines, is not counted under free checked baggage allowance.