Total distance = 9.6 miles
Total ascent = 1082.6 feet
Cumulative distance = 41.6 miles
Cumulative distance = 41.6 miles
As we walked in wildflowers above the valley, industrial areas soon intruded.
We came down the path into the village of Villava and saw a beautiful old stone bridge crossing the Arga River. A few feet later, we see the old village leads into a modern town.
The building we slept in last night dated back to the 1500s with exposed beams, stonework and furnished with antiques. Six hours later, we dropped our backpacks in a sleek, modern minimalist room in the middle of the old town Pamplona.
But since today was a "short" day of only 10 miles, we didn't start until 9 and stopped to enjoy a little cappuccino along the way.
After an egg and ham sandwich in an outdoor cafe, we proceeded on a jaunt through the outlying suburbs of the city.
We ran into a woman and a group of about 10 high school kids from Memphis TN. They were walking to Logrono-about another 50 miles. What is she thinking!? We arrived at the city walls around 3:30 pm.
After a nice hot bath, clothes washing, and rest we headed out for dinner at a respectable (for Spain) nine pm. We promptly found the party - a rose wine festival.
And city hall.
A nice dinner of salad and seafood augratin, and we headed back to the hotel for a good nights sleep.
Sounds like a good day, but I wonder ... did you find the party or did the party find you? An interesting picture with the guy and gal in white on the bike/chariot? Looks like hula hoops and feather boas draped on the chariot...
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