- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, planned 2025
It has never been easier to cross the streets or find a free bathroom today in downtown Madrid near Atocha. We're staying at the Oxygen Hostel again. Phil still hates it, but I think it is quiet, clean, cool, and in a great location. The streets are blocked all around for the Pride activities. Might get in a little dancing if we can stay up for the music. Walked a little long way today to look for a bag to ship home Phil's hiking poles. He wanted to leave them, but maybe I will have a cash poor student who wants to borrow them for the winter class am teaching about the Camino. In the end we got the 2 euro bag and some tape at the first Asian store near our hostel we stopped at. It will make a good laundry and Camping bag at home. It is kind of an Ikea knockoff. We can check them for free.
Tomorrow out to a Marriott near the airport for Phil's comfort. We leave July 3 in the afternoon and have a long layover in Frankfurt so will get a hotel and go into town. I lived in Frankfurt as a child and both Phil and I were stationed in a Germany so made some trips to Frankfurt as adults from time to time. As a bonus, my German is still pretty good or at least as good as my Spanish.
Right now we are enjoying adult beverages and patatas mixta at a street table near the hostel. I will miss Spain, but I am ready to transition back home.
Tomorrow out to a Marriott near the airport for Phil's comfort. We leave July 3 in the afternoon and have a long layover in Frankfurt so will get a hotel and go into town. I lived in Frankfurt as a child and both Phil and I were stationed in a Germany so made some trips to Frankfurt as adults from time to time. As a bonus, my German is still pretty good or at least as good as my Spanish.
Right now we are enjoying adult beverages and patatas mixta at a street table near the hostel. I will miss Spain, but I am ready to transition back home.