Hello! My wife and I just signed up to do the My Way Alpine Tour next May. This will be our second trip to Europe after going on a Viking Rhine river cruise last year and we are really excited!
But, as this is a step up in tour independence and physical exertion, we have a few questions that I am hoping others who have done the Alpine tour can answer. We are both around 60 and I would say we are both in pretty good health. We walk a lot and I run a few times a week. My wife walks on her treadmill every morning.
However, my wife does have Type 1 diabetes, which she has had for decades. She uses a insulin pump/CGM to manage it and is really good about maintaining her glucose levels. But, it is something she has to stay on top of constantly when she is exerting herself, especially when hiking uphill.
We realize that there will/could be a lot of hiking on this tour and a lot of it could be uphill. My question is: are the parts that might be really physically demanding and/or uphill optional? For example, if my wife is not feeling comfortable on a particular day to try to do uphill hiking, is this something we could pass on that day and just do something else on our own? Or would we need to be prepared to have to do the uphill hike?
Any other feedback you have on the level of physical exertion on the Alpine tour would be greatly appreciated! My wife, in particular, has dreamed about doing this tour of the Alps ever since we got back from our previous trip. So, I'm REALLY hoping that the physical demands won't preclude us from going.
Thanks!