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  1. Madidi

    Route of Madrid in December

    These were the conditions on the Camino Madrid on 13 January 2018 :eek::eek:
  2. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Hi BP, We only had the Max Long guide and followed it religiously :) It has been fun plotting your course on Google Maps from your reports and seeing where the Association and Max diverged. We stayed there too and found it to be one of the best on the camino. Take care, be safe. Seán.
  3. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    My sentiments too Lawrie. Thanks for the photos: lots of good memories from them. Take care, be safe. Seán.
  4. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Hi BP. Yes, when we entered the alburgue, the hospitalero went off to put on the heater while we picked our beds: I don't recall exactly where the controls where. He did say to wait a few minutes before using the showers. His name was Ivan (see attached photo of the notice on the alburgue...
  5. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Sorry Lawrie, There was one but we couldn't get it to work (but then my good lady might say, I don't have much luck with the one at home either!! ;)). Take care, be safe. Seán.
  6. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Hi BP. Myself and one other of our group stayed in Castromonte too and shared many of your experiences: no washing machine, no clothes line, no food (we didn't find the Carnicería) :) we did though find the hospitalero in the bar where we had gone for a beer when we couldn't get anyone to...
  7. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    I do think that you are correct here BP: when I walk on my own, I tend to forge on and I have done some very long days too. I prefer company and conversation when I walk these days as my old body doesn't always agree with what my brain thinks it can deal with. Anyway, can't wait to read your...
  8. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    That was a huge days walking BP: very impressive. I can concur with your views on the pine forests, they were very difficult to walk in but beautiful too. We took a more leisurely approach to the camino as we were planning to go on to Santiago via the Frances: ultimately Alan did so on our...
  9. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Hi Donovan, Seems like it's going to be 'so near but yet so far again': I am due to walk Camino Del Salvador and the Primitivo late August/early September, so I will be just up the road ahead of you again. Maybe next year we can time it better :) Take care, be safe, Seán.
  10. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Hi again Donovan, Just had a look at some other pics I had taken on the camino and found these two from the path: same church in the distance and I can see now that the path was starting to grow over. Certainly better weather than you are experiencing back home now ( I have a daughter...
  11. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Hi Donovan, We arrived in Sahagun on 18th May. We were variously two, three, four and five in number over the thirteen days we walked. The biggest number we encountered was on the evening of day four when there were eight pilgrims staying in the new alburgue in Zamarramala. Some were...
  12. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    We also encountered some difficulties after Mataelpino. I recall we passed a works depot of some sort and were directed down towards an arroya: we were unsure but went anyway and eventually came back up to a fairly busy roundabout where we spotted a small mojon across the carriage way (The...
  13. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    Just had a look on Google maps at the route out of Arenillas: see below:- Way out of Arenillas
  14. Madidi

    My Camino de Madrid - Sahagún. June-July 2016.

    In May last year, using the CSJ guide, we found ourselves on the right side of the Rio Valderaduey too after leaving Arenillas: see photo below for the state of the track that day and one of the green fields bordering it :) Take care, be safe. S.
  15. Madidi

    Camino Madrid - April 18 - May 4

    Hi Donovan, we were in Castromonte the 14th May last year and there was some filming going on the plaza beside the church, how did we not meet up!! :):) I couldn't agree more with you on the route and the alburgues. With the exception of the alburgue in Santervas, all were excellent: the...
  16. Madidi

    Camino Madrid - April 18 - May 4

    Hi Laurie, Apologies, my post was unclear: they were both there and appeared in good health. You fared much better than we did :):).... unfortunately in our case, there was no food to be found in the pueblo and the bar at that time was deserted. We didn't actually ask them about food as there...
  17. Madidi

    Camino Madrid - April 18 - May 4

    I am almost certain they were there last May when we stayed at the alburgue in Castromonte. There was a very old gentleman behind the bar and he was lovely. There were a lot of old farming photos and paintings on the walls (very similar to my memories of farming here in Ireland) and he was...
  18. Madidi

    Camino Madrid etapa's and accommodations

    Hi Joe, Another route out of the city is to follow Calle de Alcala out of Puerta Del Sol (close to the little bear statue) to Plaza de Cibile, turn left onto Paseo de Recoleteos: you are then heading almost due north. Follow this street until it becomes Paseo de la Castellana and continue on it...

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