Meet Lynn and follow her journey

I lost my beloved Hugh to Alzheimer's on 26 May 2024.  I have always wanted to walk the Camino Pilgrimage, as has my friend and neighbour Rosemary, so we decided to undertake the walk together, beginning on 8 May 2025.  This will be my first venture into the hiking world proper and walking 199km over ten days at the ripe old age of 70 will be something of a challenge!  However, I am determined to stay the course in memory of Hugh and in aid of the Charity which helps other people suffering from the awful disease Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia, the disease which ended Hugh's life in our home on the Island of Cyprus.

I have raised money from sponsorship from kind and generous family and friends and have done pretty well so far, raising more than 1,000 euros for the cause.  My walk is totally self-funded so 100% of the funds raised will go to Alzheimer's Cyprus.  I am not seeking sponsorship via this website but donations may be made direct to The Cyprus Alzheimer Association.  See contact details.

Watch this space for daily blogs along the route.

Well, still more than a month to go before my walk and I have received the travel bundle.  Its huge!  It is also different from the original sent to me by Orbis Ways some weeks ago.  OK, not vastly different but they have managed to add a few extra kilometers to the first day, meaning that I will now be walking 206.1km, rather than the 199km previously advised.  Ah well, what's a few extra between pilgrims!  Assuming I manage to stumble over the line, I offer apologies to those who have sponsored me by the km!

Two weeks to go and aside from Plantar Fasciitis in my foot, I have a little problem with my knee, largely from walking dogs up and down the hills around my home!  So now its rest for the next few days.  I know I will be hobbling towards the glorious Catedral de Santiago de Compostela on the 17th May but I do not want to be hobbling at the starting point on 8th May!