Tuesday 13 September 2011

Tues 13 Sep.  last nights hostel was not the best and we have seen bad student house that were worse.  Ian was on the bottom bunk and every time he turned over the beds shook like a building in an earthquake.  Also the matress was so thin that even I could feel the metal underneath.

Last nights pilgrims´ meal was 11 euros and we had pasta, beef stew with anchovies (Christa knows the recipe!) and icecream for pud - I left the ice cream but hobbits seem to like ice cream as much as lamlass bread.
Once again lights out at 2200 but people started to get up at 0530 so by 0600 we were up and started the walk by 0630, again under the full moon.  Gentle walk today as it was only 21 kms and we seem to average about 4 kms an hours at the moment.  Got to Pamplona at 1000, which was 15 kms into the walk, before the shops opened so had a coffee and beakfast.  Then went shopping with Ian and our new Danish friend called Karsten as Ian wanted a new rucksack (and can´t resist shopping as his wife knows) and Karsten wanted a walking pole.  Had a 50% success rate as Karsten got the pole.  Two hours laster we had lunch in Pamplona - I almost chose the ham eggs and chips - and then walked the final 6 kms to Cizur Menor.  Good hostel here and all the washing is done so now we just wait for tonight`s meal and I expect it will be bed again at 1000.  Off to Puente La Reina tomorrow which is a 21 km hike.

1 comment:

  1. Oi! tell Karsten he is in the wrong story, this is Lord of the Rings not the bloody Pied Piper.

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