Pamplona to La Reina (pop 2500) 24.1km September 29

We left our hotel at 8:10.  The sun rises at 8am and sets at 7:50 pm,  Spain (where we are) is 9 hours ahead of MDT.  We walked for 5 km to Cizur Menor and stopped for coffee at a small shop where we sat on logs and the tables are wine casks and the coffee was excellent.

The girl that took this picture was from Finland and we met a group of Koreans there that looked like they were having a lot of fun.

We walked through several sunflower fields, mostly the harvest is complete .

We climbed 450 meters and walked right under the noisy and windy turbines

At the summit at the hill of forgiveness....

And some of the views coming down

We reach Puenta La Reina and check into albergue Jakue.  We have a private room including bathroom.  It is beautiful here.  We are meeting many of the same people at different times.  As a couple we are in the minority, many are traveling alone and have left spouses, partners and families behind.  It is a good thing I am not alone - I would never have made it out of the first town.  One fellow we have met many times is from Switzerland and he is alone.  He speaks German /Swiss and no English .  His dialect is such that neither the Germans nor the Swiss can understand him.  He always has a smile on his face!

We had an excellent dinner and look forward to a new day tomorrow

Beun Camino!