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Arrived today in medina to find albergue Santa Clara closed with no one answering the telephone numbers pinned to the door also the albergue on the canal was also closed , luckily there were a few recommendations in my guidebook managed to get something at a decent price, if anyone from the...
yesterday was warmer than today,it was bearable untill around11am then it just soared maybe 20-25 degrees,luckily there was a cool breeze from the mountains,going to stay that way for a few days apparently.
hi´thanks for all the likes,i am totally alone in a new,modern albergue in Mataelpino,2 floors,all mod cons,all for yours truely,weather is fantastic,met 2 pilgrims,yesterday in Tres Cantos,but they seem to have vanished,someone on the forum warned about a dodgey stepping stone on the first...
Bag is packed 8.5kg ,leaving tomorrow from Hamburg for Madrid,looks like i could be on my own,wait and see, weather is looking good,not too warm and dry for next week ,thanks to all that are also on their way and have reported back ,maybe with luck i will manage to keep my feet dry.
Arrive in madrid 25th of April, 2 nights at the Open Hostel, handy for the airport bus,and my first stamp, get the train to Tres Cantos, then start walking to Colmenar where i have booked something private near the church
Tres Cantos is for my liking too hit and miss, and for others also going from forum Mails, pilgrims walking there then going back to madrid, only to travel back the next morning, i checked hostel prices 35€ in Tres Cantos for a single room, in Colmenar around the same, just thought that people...
Maybe this is some use to those planning the camino Madrid, i have read that there are problems finding places to stay in Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo, i used Airbnb for my upcoming camino, it offers Information on private places to stay in both towns, some which are quite reasonable.
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