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- fredag 4 augusti 2023
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- Höjd över havet: 1 463 ft
SpanienBasílica de Las Agustinas Recoletas42°49’5” N 1°38’59” W
Pamplona

Pamplona Spain 08/04/2023
We were surprised of the low cost of food so far. We had a 3-course meal with a large bottle of water and two bottles of wine for 41 euros together. You will not find that in Texas or perhaps Mississippi for the matter.
We were staying at a boutique historic hotel in “El Casco Antiguo de Pamplona” the old historic center of Pamplona. It reminded me of El Viejo San Juan in Puerto Rico. Narrow streets of pebble stone with shops and tons of tapas bars and restaurants and a lot of people.
The church bells rings on the hours were a common sound in Pamplona. Is like all are coordinated 30 seconds apart and you hear the bells ringing for almost 5 minutes nonstop.
We had to go out looking for a pharmacy and to get medicine supplies to treat the blisters, followed by a short walk to the busy area where the tapas and other restaurants were located. We ran into the Canadian couple who we met in the last water break shortly after the pick of the Pyrenees and later through the suicidal hill drop where I almost killed myself. We talked for a bit and follow their recommendations for dinner.
Everyone we met through El Camino has been very kind and friendly. Every time you see each other is a huge and a kiss in both cheeks like you have known them forever. In a way, it is sad that we may not see them ever again, but their memories remain through that shared portion of “El Camino de Santiago” Francés...
Life goes on. Tomorrow all the friends we have made along the way (the British father and son, as the Hungarian also father and son, the Italian family, the Croatian couple, the Canadian couple, the three American girls, Helen the British pink shirt lady, the tow French girls, the Priest, the French family, the cyclists Spaniard couple and many more wonderful people the we have met are moving on to their next phase of El Camino de Santiago. Some are going all the way to Santiago de Compostela and others just through their custom respective routes.
In our case, this the end of our first phase of El Camino pilgrimage. So far, we have walked 49 total miles plus a couple of miles around town. The second phase is the recovery phase by staying an extra day in Pamplona. We will commute to Leon and then to Sarria where the next 69 miles 7 days challenge awaits.Läs mer
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Juan talking to Dr. Cesar from El Paso Texas.