Final stop in Lantz for Ina ...
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... and only 5km to go for Andrea until Olague while Ina is sitting comfortably in the Posada Bar enjoying a beer. Upon arrival in Olague Andrea will call our landlady who will pick up both of us.
Arriving in Olague
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Day 5 Overview: Berroeta to Olague
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Started from our apartment in Berroeta at 8.00 and arrived at Olague just before 18.30. Last 5km from Lantz was Andrea hiking alone as 15km plus 700+m ascent was plenty for one day for Ina.
OverallLes mer
Setting off for the final sprint
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Andrea setting off from Olague for final 26km to Pamplona, whilst Ina being driven a bit further for a final 13km.
Ina's Walk today...
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....which partly overlaps with Andrea's. Both of us followed the river a lot of the time. But there are so many branches of the river or rivers that we came into town in different ways after all.
Not so flat
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Ina: Not as flat as you might expect going along the river...
Etulain
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Ina's river
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Ina's river 2
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Sorauren where I started
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....1.9 km ago. Have since learned to take photos with my new telephone!
Asphalt to here...
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Ina: This seems to be some sort of electric or other station, painted like this all round, to fit into the landscape I suppose...
The concrete track finished here....
and then this
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...and continued like this....
...and this...
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Ina: quite difficult, my walk intertwined with Andrea's
Off the roads
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Above the humm of the motorway
More mud ...
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Thought the long stretches of mud in the initial sections before crossing the highway were over. But no ...
First pause with snack
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Ina: No siesta. Don't dare to lie down in this picnic area, not even on a bench - too many people about... This is Ponte Vieja next to Arre
Andrea's mud match ..
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.... just after taking off extra layers as the sun was truly out and happy to have carefully balanced along the long muddy sections before ... Suddenly sliding whilst crossing a smaller mud sectionLes mer
Everyone loves a siesta ...
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... even the horses have their own special siesta field. Missing Ina at this point! Though very happy she missed all the previous mud manouevring ...
Minisiesta....
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Ina: ...and nobody to take my photo!
Views
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Stop in Sorauren
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This is where Ina had been dropped off and set off in the morning.
River rambling to Pamplo
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Takes longer to walk along the winding river but is very peaceful
Funny bridge
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Ina: Felt very peculiar walking across this obviously pedestrian bridge next to the huge swimming centre - the river rushing with tremendous force under my feet - and nowhere for me to hang on to.Les mer
Camino Frances entry empty!
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Empty without pligrims who've all passed earlier to secure their places in the albuergues.
First view of Pamplona cathedral
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C'est un peu comme la voiture balai du tour de France ? [P]