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Anyone here stayed with them?
If so was the experience good/bad/indifferent?
Details please
I hope it's good, we are off there in a months time
have a look through my posts. they're excellent. mate has flown out there today for the 4th time i think!
Ahh if only my bank balance was looking rosier...I've been twice, great accommodation, cool trails, weather reliable, and run by some of the nicest people you could hope to meet.
I've heard good reports about their routes. Not heard anything accommodation though.
The house in Cerro Macho is excellent, as are the trails, guides and weather. We've been 3 times and enjoyed it more every time.
I went 1 year ago today and the whole trip was fantastic. Martin and his partner run a great house at Cerro Mach. This video sums the riding up perfectly - [url=
Martin and George don't run the house anymore, which is a real shame.
We had an alright time. Weather was nice, trails were pretty good, but you needed to be fit to really enjoy them. John was our guide and was ace. Not so keen on the other guy Mark, difficult to explain why - he was a good rider, just not a great guide or very interested in people, which is tricky if your playing host... Bit odd too.
Really got on well with John (lovely guy and really interesting too), but without Martin and George there I don't think we'd go back, and definitely wouldn't consider it if John wasn't there...
Shame that Martin and George have moved on. John is such a cool guy though so anyone who has booked will still have a great time.
Maybe I am a little odd – but I’m a snazzy dancer too!! Well, at least that’s what my mum tells me…(You’ll have to take her word for it – as there is no evidence of it on the Joyriders video) 😉
My only excuse is that I had two of my brothers out that week, so I was probably a bit distracted (I don’t get to see them that often) – which is why I only guided for the 1 day.
Either that or I have spent too long living in a quiet Spanish village!! Sorry if it detracted from your week at all, or gave you the wrong impression of me.
60% of our guests this year have been returners (a significant number of these having been out or are coming out for their 2nd or 3rd time in the space of 1 year alone) and we keep being told that we all (Jude, myself and John) work well as a team here, so we must be doing something right – even if it is just the free beer... 😉
Anyway, cheers for all the comments guys and look forward to seeing all those booked soon…
Mark
Hmmm, perhaps I was a little harsh - after all, I didn't get to see the snazzy dancing! 😀
(Plus, to be fair, if I had my two brothers staying with me, I'd be more than distracted!)
I was in a bit of a grump when I wrote that post, so apologies for calling you odd - I'm probably far odder! (As the post above shows, I'm certainly more moody!)
We actually had a really good week. We were just struggling on the climbs! But the food (and wine for the vineyard next door) definitely make up for it! Oh and the descents were pretty cool too! Though a bit scary too!
Mind due, Mark did coach me to ride down a practical cliff of a wall! 8)
Of which, I will always be proud! (Ok, it was more of a wall than a cliff..)
I would like to have a go at some of those trails on my Orange Five rather than my (far too light for rocky technical descents) ti hardtail though!
Cheers and happy riding! MM
Having met the extremely handsome fella at 24/12 i can confirm not having a clue about his holidays on a personal level, however have only heard great things about the trails and guiding, etc.
Do it!
HTH