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We'll be going off the beaten path and into the bushes! This is a quest for mushrooms around the beautiful forests right in the heart of the Guadarrama National Park. We'll leave the beaten path and walk below pine trees, oaks and birches to discover and put in our baskets all sorts of edible (and not) species that Sebastián, our expert mycologist, will sort through and filter so we only bring home the good ones with more cheese, empanada and wine than you can eat and drink!

THE MUSHROOM GUIDE, SEBASTIAN

Sebastian is Spanish/Canadian and a little bit Belgian. An expert mycologist, a wild mushroom guru and pleasure to be with person who will take us walking and mushroom hunting along the way and who will check one by one our baskets after lunch to tell us what we should and should not eat!

THE MUSHROOM HUNT

After a talk about the where, how, what and when fun facts about the fungi world, we'll spend the late morning picking up our own mushrooms while learning about these strange and fascinating living beings. Sebastian will tell us everything about them and sort them out for us, while we all enjoy lunch and a chat (lunch is not included but a lot of wine and other finger food snacks are on us!).

WHAT TO BRING - IMPORTANT!!

  • A wicker or mesh basket to put your mushrooms in. You can get a cheap one in any asian store. PLEASE NO PLASTIC BAGS, they're not allowed because they prevent spores from disseminating and thus mushrooms to reproduce.
  • Your lunch (we will bring wine and a midday snack too)
  • A small knife
  • Confy warm clothes with an extra layer in the backpack in case it gets colder.
  • A puffy coat (it's winter, it's the mountains!)
  • Hat, gloves, scarf in the backpack (just in case)
  • Any walking/running shoes will do
  • 1,5 L bottle of wáter per person MINIMUM (there are no fountains in the forest!)

HOW TO GET THERE

MEETING UP 11:30 HERE: FUENTE DEL COLLADO NEXT TO BUS STOP, RESTAURANT[ https://maps.app.goo.gl/rAFNLHtpxGJ4zxHA7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/rAFNLHtpxGJ4zxHA7) (Fuente del Collado Outdoor restaurant)

BY CAR - Meeting at 11:30 am in Restaurante Fuente del Collado
Google maps location https://maps.app.goo.gl/rAFNLHtpxGJ4zxHA7

BY BUS - Be at 10:00 at underground Intercambiador Plaza Castilla. Take the 10:30 am bus #725 from Plaza Castilla (Isla 2, Nivel -3, Dársena 28) - Get off at the stop called 'Fuente del Collado', it's a stop on the road between Bustarviejo and Miraflores ASK THE DRIVER!. Meet us at Restaurante Fuente del Collado. Google maps location https://maps.app.goo.gl/rAFNLHtpxGJ4zxHA7

TIPS
Be at the bus station early, it fills up! Remember that metros run less frequently on weekends so make sure you allow yourself plenty of time in the morning to get there! BRING SMALL 5€ BILLS AND COINS TO PAY THE BUS DRIVER unless your transport card covers all of Madrid province (if you have an under 26 yo card, it does)

PRICE
38€

HOW TO PAY

Debit/Credit card or PayPal - When you sign up on this page, you'll be taken to the payment platform where you can pay with your normal debit/credit card or with your PayPal account.

Bizum to +34 667 396 767 (REMEMBER to please send us a WhatsApp to the same number with a screen grab of your profile pic on this group so we can sign you up manually to the event)

Bank Transfer to ES31 2100 2119 1902 0079 5464 - SPORTY PEOPLE (and please send us a WhatsApp to +34 667 396 767 with a screen grab of your profile pic on this group so we can sign you up manually to the event)

Includes

  • FULL DAY ACTIVITY
  • MUSHROOM EXPERT GUIDE DURING THE WHOLE DAY
  • MID MORNING SNACK AND WINE
  • YOUR MUSHROOMS TO TAKE HOME
  • CIVIL LIABILITY AND ACCIDENT INSURANCES

CONTACT FOR PAYMENT AND FOR ANY QUESTIONS

  • Phone / whatsapp for anything you need 667 396 767
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