Day 5 - Olague to Pamplona, 25 kms

We arrived in Pamplona around 3pm today, having walked under blue skies for the first time since we set out from Bayonne five days ago.

As promised, Isabel came to the albergue in Lantz at 8am to take us by road to Olague. It took all of 5 minutes but saved me the prospect of that knee deep river crossing. I’d had enough water. We were definitely ready for a dry day feeling the sun on our faces. We thanked Isabel for all her kindness to us. She wished us a ‘Buen Camino’ and we were on our way.

The day was wonderfully uneventful. Sure, some mud and large puddles to navigate but an otherwise easy walk. We even had the luxury of a lunch stop at the 15 km mark in the delightful village of Souraren, where the cafe / bar was open! We finally got to eat our emergency rations, that we had carried most of the Way, and the remainder of the fruit Isabel had given us for breakfast. And then went into the bar and ordered a cafe con leche for me and a neste for the French. Talk about the high life.

We had 10 kms left to walk. At the town of Trinidad de Arre, just 5 kms before Pamplona, thé Camino Baztan joins thé much busier Camino Frances. Having walked such a quiet path for the past five days, we decided not to cross the lovely old stone bridge into Trinidad to join the many more pilgrims on the Frances, but to continue walking by the river on to Pamplona. ❤️Read more