Klaas blogs in again

Hello all. Thanks for sending your comments. It has been quite a day again. This time we made record time, we were on th eroad at 6;20. All the rain fell overnight, so it was dry again and it promised to be a great day once more. Th first part of our hike was throug wet forests, water dripping on our heads constantly. What was even more challengin g was that nothing was open for our morning cupof coffee. We just kept on walking and walking, until we arrived in the suburbs of Pamplona, and behold there was a place where we could sit and have our cafe con leche, coffee with steamed milk.
Pamplopna turned out ot be a lovely city. After we got settled in our refugio (only 5 euors tonight) we took a shower and checked out the facilities. There was a fully stocked kitchen, so we´re cooking dinner tonight.
Jakob an dI decided to check out the city and buy some groceries. We saw a real life bull fighting ring. The famous running of the bulls is this weekend, and the whole town is gearing up for it. We were surprised how quiet it was on the streets, but more about that later. We found a store and bought port and beans, weiners, yogurt and wine of course, and a baguette.
Whe we got back we had our devotions. We were joined by Frederice, a handicapped young man form Italy who is doing the hike with his ever so patient dad. he can´t talk but he sure likes his sweets.
Anyway, after devotions we cooked our dinner. It was great! >While we were cooking we listened to one of the pilgrims singing and playing his guitar.
Afte dinner it was time for a snooze. i found a Dutch book in the library here, which I can take with me. A very interesting story. At about 7, Jakob, Betty and I went back up town. It had undergone a complete transformation, the streets were crowded wtih thousands of people, all having a good time, walking, talking and shopping. On the main plaza there was a traditional Navarra band playing traditional muisc. All around us people started dancing, especially the women. it was soooo cool. WE watched for a while from a patio on the side, enjoying a beer, before we started back for the refugio. We don´t want to be too late, after all, tomorrow is another 25 km. Things are going well though. No blisters, no rain, no extreme heat. Today was only 20 degrees, so great for hiking. Thea is usually tired at the end, so she needs her nap while we go around and do other things. All in all another wonderful day. Don´t forget to post your comments. Hearing from you is really great. Excsue the typos, there are oonly 20 minutes available. Shalom!
Klaas and Jakob.