Zabaldika to Pamplona

Easy short walk into Pamplona only 8km or so. Lovely farming country and quaint farmhouses. Ed ended up walking with me as his albergue shut the doors at 10pm & he got back from his pizza at 10:15pm so was locked out. A shock at first, he called me & tried a hotel but they said he was too young & illegal for them to take him so he got a taxi to my Donativo albergue just about 10km away. What an adventure to be alone & locked out at night on the other side of the world. we both managed not to panic & found a solution. We walked together this morning again. Had breakfast in an ordinary town which was not touristy so was interesting to see ordinary apartments & simple Spanish life and people. Then arrived into Pamplona which is a decent sized city with incredible history and cathedrals & a citadel, ie wall around to protect from invaders. Pamplona is having festival so full of life and music in the streets. A joy to be amongst. A mix of old Viking looking stuff with drums and clarinet kind of instruments, and also church bells and choirs singing beautifully. We ate churros dipped in chocolate, not for the last time I think 😊Read more