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    LIVE from the Camino Hotel Vilaseco between Chantada and Rodeiro

    I stayed in Hotel Vilaseco too on my walk earlier this month- found Manuel and his father very charming, and it was a great location making the walk to Rodeiro a bit shorter the next day. I hope they get more pilgrims coming through! I hope you get sunshine (but not heat) for your climb!
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    Albergue in DIOMONDI will open next week!!!

    Cantina Mean is no more than 3km from Diomondi, on LU-P- 5806. I turned right off the camino route onto a farm road a few km before Diomondi that brought me right to its door. Juan is on WhatsApp +34 678 50 52 19. I am staying tonite at Hotel Vilaseco- again, many more beds for pilgrims than...
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    Albergue in DIOMONDI will open next week!!!

    Wow, WOW! The albergue in Diomondi is so new, so big, and so empty! I was the only pilgrim there last night and the hospitalero told me I was the first peregrina to stay and maybe only the 12th person? There are many many rooms and beds, also bathrooms (though showers only on first floor), and...
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    Albergue in DIOMONDI will open next week!!!

    The tourist office in Monforte says they don’t have a number for the albuergue in Diomondi but it is open and can just show up- so that is what I will try when I walk through day after tomorrow. I think it is now on Gronze as well? This walk is extremely beautiful, well marked, and empty (just...
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    Albergue in DIOMONDI will open next week!!!

    Does anyone know how to contact the new albergue to get the keys etc? Walking the Invierno now and trying to plan a couple days ahead. Thanks!
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    LIVE from the Camino First Camino: Madrid to Sahagún and then…

    At this point I’ve left the Madrid route (I guess I should edit my subject line but not sure how to do that!). Here are my reflections on the CdM/ the parts that I did as a first time peregrina: - this way is so well marked. I also downloaded gps tracks via Ray and Rosa’s very helpful site, and...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live on Camino Madrid

    I’ve left the Madrid walk and headed west after Penaflor, but understand that all of the albuergues from Villeguillo onwards on the Madrid are open. I stayed in albuergues in Villeguillo, Alcazaren, Puento Duero, and Penaflor de Hornija, all very good, and Arturo in Puento Duero (the president...
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    LIVE from the Camino First Camino: Madrid to Sahagún and then…

    I walked from Peñaflor de Hornija to Urueña, the book village, with a stop for lunch in La Santa Espina (the monasterio there looked lovely as well but I didn’t stop). No albuergues in Urueña, I stayed in a casa rural. I enjoyed the incredible view, the old wall surrounding the village, and the...
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    LIVE from the Camino First Camino: Madrid to Sahagún and then…

    Hi Robin, it’s been chilly but I see looking at the forecast that it’s about to start to get warm and I’m wondering if I’ll wish for shorts on a hotter day. I would say just make sure you have what you need to be comfortable in rain and a chilly morning, but it will be warmer for you than it has...
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    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    @Eve Alexandra I’ve enjoyed your posts immensely, thank you for sharing so authentically and personally- including your beautiful new ink! You’ve inspired me to challenge myself in new and different ways on my own walk, and your info about your encounters has been very helpful! Wishing you well...
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    LIVE from the Camino First Camino: Madrid to Sahagún and then…

    Everyday there is an unexpected delight, curiousity, challenge, act of generosity…. This morning I left Valladolid, decided to take a taxi to Ciguenala because there was a while before a bus, and I’ve got some longer walks ahead with likely no taxi or bus options, and trying to take care of...
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    Bed race on the Madrid?

    Where are you on the Madrid? I am in Penaflor de Hornija at the moment. I am again the only person in the albuergue, and every place has been clean, welcoming, more than adequate. I took the train back to Madrid for my first 3 days, and returned to Segovia by bus rather than stay in Santa María...
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    LIVE from the Camino First Camino: Madrid to Sahagún and then…

    Now in Valladolid for a couple days for the holiday, it was an easy 8m walk from Puento Duero through the forested paths to Vallodolid’s outskirts and then to the center. I used the tracks that @AJGuillaume shared in the Virtual CdM thread but it turned out to be quite easy/clear. Stayed in the...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live on Camino Madrid

    I really wanted to walk over the mountain but was told that the snow was knee deep and unadvisable to try it!
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    Walking the Madrid camino in August 2022

    I am on the Madrid now, and have found water in many of the small towns (some with several fuentes but nothing else), but also some towns where I don’t see any working fountains. I am not pressing my luck, bringing plenty with me each day to get to the end of my walk. There are also stretches...
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