In July this year I will be hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. I am hiking from the 26th of July to the 21st of August. Unfortunately limited by the very short holidays of clinical year medical students I won’t be able to do the full 750km hike… However in the 27 days I have I’m aiming for around 540-700km depending on how my legs hold up. I may be slightly foolish as I’m not an experienced hiker and I will have to manage my low protein diet, from the condition I have: phenylketonuria (PKU), in a country not friendly to vegetarians. Indeed, as anyone who has been to Spain knows, it’s hard to be a vegetarian let alone a vegetarian who can’t eat cheese!

As I’m doing such a long hike I thought it would be a good excuse to raise money for two charities. The first is Keele Nightline, the university listening service, which benefits numerous students in Keele and is a vital service to those who need it. The second is National PKU News, an international charity that provides essential news and information, as well as scholarships to individuals with PKU. I am a beneficiary of the Guthrie-Koch scholarship they award, and feel it’s my duty to give something back. I am hoping to raise a pound per kilometer hiked. So please donate as much as you desire, even a penny would mean a great deal!

ALL DONATIONS GO TO KEELE NIGHTLINE & NATIONAL PKU NEWS (minus 7.7% justgiving + paypal process fee)

For more info on these charities please follow these links!

https://www.keelenightline.co.uk

https://pkunews.org