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This is a beautiful Camino. You have mountains, forests, farmland, small and large pueblo's. Very little hard surface walking and good Albergues.
If you speak Spanish,
If you are walking with someone
If you enjoy a solitary walk.
This is a good Camino for you.
What I did miss was conversation. I actually did not have a real conversation for 11 days. Today was a pure joy to speak english.
I understand it is my fault but it is a downside to this Camino.
I am now reconsidering the Invierno which will be the same.
That said, I make be looking for solitude by then.
Ultreya,
Joe
Thankyou for sharing hasta luegoThis is a beautiful Camino. You have mountains, forests, farmland, small and large pueblo's. Very little hard surface walking and good Albergues.
If you speak Spanish,
If you are walking with someone
If you enjoy a solitary walk.
This is a good Camino for you.
What I did miss was conversation. I actually did not have a real conversation for 11 days. Today was a pure joy to speak english.
I understand it is my fault but it is a downside to this Camino.
I am now reconsidering the Invierno which will be the same.
That said, I make be looking for solitude by then.
Ultreya,
Joe
Hi, Joe.
I know exactly what you mean. I walked the Camino Olvidado from Bilbao to Ponferrada, the last two weeks totally alone, and when I got to Ponferrada, I decided to stick with the Francés and push my Invierno back a year. But you do have the advantage that you now have some days on the Francés, and you know you just might meet some people who want to give the Invierno a try. If you need any Invierno cheerleading from afar, there are several of us on the forum who can sing its praises for your potential companions if they wanted to check in here.
Enjoy the Francés! Buen camino, Laurie
Some 5K of easy walking past Astorga is Murias de Rechivaldo. A lovely village. I have always stopped at the Las Aguidas. A lovely albergue with a great courtyard for just chilling.
Where is the Anticyclone that usually is on the Azores islands?
@jpflavin1, hey Joe, were there many places to top up your water on the Madrid? I'm wondering whether I need to take a full day's supply every day.
Rob:
I am sorry to say I did not pay attention to fountains. You definitely need to have water going from Cercedilla to Segovia. Every other section has reasonable distances. I imagine a Summer walk could be very hot. I drank less than two liters a day. Even when I walked 40K.
Joe
That's about the same I would recommend for each of mentioned Caminos.In general, on the Madrid, I carried close to 2 liters each day. On the Camino Frances I carried 1 liter each day.
Ther are two good fountains between Cercedilla and Segovia (appart from Casa Cirilo in Las Dehesas). One of them is located 200 mts from Puerto de La Fuenfria down a track on your right. But there is no need to do that detour because there is another fountain called "Fuente de la Reina" about 1 or 2 Kms from Fuenfria down to Valsain that is perfectly visible from the Camino on your left . It is a good water. Everybody drinks.
http://www.fotonazos.es/2010/07/camino-de-santiago-etapa-cercedilla-puerto-de-la-fuenfria-valsain/
I have several friends on the CF right now. It has rained 18 out of 20 days!I have decided to stay on the Camino Francés. It has rained for 7 days and at least I have had company at night. I am currently just past Ponferrada. The rain has stopped and the sun is trying to get out. Forecast is 80% rain.
Ultreya
Joe
I did not see either of those fountains. Probably under the snow or maybe off????, for the Winter.
Joe
Congratulations and job well done, Joe!
So, the Camino de Madrid can be done in 24 days! It's the route I'm considering for next year!
Thanks for the helpful summary of your trek, Joe. It's good to know that it can be done in a little over 3 weeks.
I aim to start on 3rd April which means there may still be snow on the Puerto de Fuenfria. And rain on some days along the CdM.
I'm planning the stages now and hope for a pleasant walk in agreeable weather... Hopefully.
Much appreciated!
Hi Joe,
Yeah, I anticipate long days if the whole trek to Santiago is going to be completed in 24 days. As my days off work will be limited, I'll probably power through some stages after Sahagun since there'll be more accommodation available at the CF.
Walking through snow will be a novelty for me as I have only been to the Snowy Mountains here in NSW during summer. Should be interesting! (but wait, I enjoyed Park City Utah's snow ages ago!)
Thanks for the advice. I will heed the locals at Cercedilla and be sensible not to take risks if the weather is not good.
Nice Avatar- must be Segovia's Aqueduct.
Ta!
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