Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

My wife, Junko Taylor., was born on St George’s Day (23 April 1965), though she only visited England once, in January 2003.

Later the same year, Junko, passed away at the age of 38, having suffered from mental health problems for quite some time. Sadly, she hadn’t been able to receive the support she needed, either at that time or when she was younger, leading to the desperation that led to her death.

In June 2019, I started walking the Camino De Santiago. Over the next three years, I spent my annual leave walking the Camino Frances in instalments and completed the 790 kilometres from the French Pyrenean town of St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, northwest Spain in 2022.

Aside from the Camino Frances, I have also completed the Camino Portuguese from Porto a couple of times, as well as the Camino Inglés from Ferrol, both of which ended in Santiago.

During all of these stages, my thoughts were with Junko and, in a sense, I was never really alone. Initially, I didn’t seek sponsorship for charity, though people did occasionally ask if I was walking for a cause.

During previous stages, I have been very grateful for donations totalling £179 to the Samaritans, a charity that does a fantastic job of counselling people following suicide and helps to ease the desperation that can be ultimately so tragic.

I have now walked more than 1,600 km [1,000 miles] on the Camino de Santiago in Spain and Portugal and will complete another 230 km (150 miles) from Burgos to Astorga from 24 May to 2 June 2026.

If you would like to donate to a very deserving cause, I would be extremely grateful. You can follow my progress by right clicking on the link to my Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/share/18PR9t5Juv/?mibextid=wwXIfr

and read about this and previous trips on my

http://stevetaylorscamino.home.blog

By the way, all donations will go directly to the charity, with none of the money whatsoever helping to fund my trip.

Thank you

Steve Taylor