Jamie discovered Portugal in a Viper

“My name is Jamie Adams and I am 12 years old. I was on holiday in Portugal in november 2008. I have regional pain syndrome. (RPS is where you have a past injury come back while having growing pains) which means I cannot walk without crutches and pain. I was very kindly lent a wheelchair and Viper by David Player. The Viper is attached to a wheelchair and it looks like the front of a bike but is motorised. It has a brake and an accelerator which allows the wheelchair to be motorised and driven like a motorbike. The Viper is powered by a battery which is easily charged from the mains inside a house. The battery never ran out and seemed to last a long time. Whilst in Portugal the Viper allowed me to do a lot more than I would have been able to without it. I went to Silves, which is a town with many hills and a castle. I went to Quarteira, along the sea front much further than I could have walked with the crutches. I also went to Faro the main city in the Algarve, we went to the main shopping centre jumbo. Most importantly it was fun to use and it allowed me to move easily around Vale do Lobo the resort I was staying in. Vale do Lobo has many hills and without the Viper i would not have managed to move away from the villa. I would like to thank David Player for all his help and would recommend the Viper to anybody who has problems walking. I have attached a photograph of me in the Viper with a puppy I met.”