The French holiday is off.
Why you might ask. We certainly did.
We’d got as far as having the room provisionally booked. I was
set ready to pay the deposit when it was confirmed there was some sort of
seating in the shower & there was a wheelchair space on the trains for the
journey down to the south.
I couldn’t believe it when I was told the hotel couldn’t provide
any seating in the shower area of a disabled room. It sounds as though there
are grab rails to hold on to, & to help you get up if you are seated but
that’s it. I can’t stand long enough to have a shower. A seat of some sort is
essential, even if it’s an ordinary plastic garden chair. Most places will
oblige with that suggestion. I’m not prepared to go for a fortnight’s holiday
without a single shower. A weekend I’ll manage without but two weeks are too
long.
Well, how small is this shower cubicle I asked. I was told it’s a walk-in shower. So how on
earth can’t they fit a stool or chair in it, even if it is only on a temporary
basis while we’re staying? They surely having plastic seats for guest use in the
gardens surrounding the hotel or around the pool area.
The agent is continuing to pursue the matter but it seems highly
unlikely the holiday is on. So now we’re back to the drawing board.
When I told Linda, our new home help, she suggested she could
lend me a chair that fold up that can be put in tubular bag like a tripod &
which is waterproof. Having spoken to the Fox about the idea I’m now thinking I
ought to at least see the thing & try sitting on it to see how stable it
is. If we are travelling by train there is no weight limit to worry about. The
only question is how easy it will be to manœuvre all the luggage & me in my
wheelchair to & from, on & off, the trains. If the seat is stable
enough it may be worth buying one for future holiday use. It would avoid such
disappointments.
Meanwhile it’s back to the brochures…..
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