Excess luggage storage / transportation whilst walking the Camino

Hi,

I'm new to this forum and walking my first Camino Frances end April from SJPDP, just under three months now ! I am flying from Australia and flights are very comparable to either Madrid or Paris. I will be travelling for a few weeks afterwards to Crete (from Madrid) and wondering the best option for storing my excess luggage I won't be taking on the walk.

Has anyone ever left luggage at Madrid airport ? If this is a safe option it would save the need to organise a courier from Pamplona or SJPDP to Santiago. Alternatively the best choice seems to be from Pamplona via mail and storing with Ivar who runs this site ? What are people's experience with using the Express Bourricot
Courier service from SJPDP to Santiago ?

All this will help me decide which is the best entry point to Europe from Oz. Thanks.

Katie

Thanks both peregrina2000 and falcon269, the links are excellent. Am favouring flying into Madrid, think it will feel more like a pilgrim experience right from the beginning.
Does the luggage lockup at Charmartin station have a good reputation and is there a link to cost somewhere ?
Alternatively mailing to Ivar in Santiago, is there any difference from doing this from Madrid versus Pamplona ?

Thanks again guys,
Katie