Day 5 and we’re still making forward progress! We left Zizur Maior and returned back on to the Camino. Once on the Camino, we were greeted by the many, many Peregrinos who were waiting for us. Seriously, over the course of the next several hours, we ran into quite a few of the folks we’d met from the train ride on. That was cool!

We traveled about 15 miles today, crossing over the windmill ladened hills to the west of Pamplona.  At the top of the ridge, there are metal statues of Pilgrims (see the movie, The Way, for more about them). Here’s Diane with some of our friends:

A few miles later, lunch called us as it did a few score of our fellow pilgrims. Here’s the scene outside the first restaurant that the group saw since the hills.

Our last stop of the day was to see the small cathedral of Eunate. Possibly built by the Knights Templarfor the pilgrims in the 12th century, it is a rare 8 sided church.

Most of the Peregrinos did not make it out here. It adds about 3 miles to the trip which can be a lot. Also, there seems to be a shortage of space in the main hostels, so people are trying to get to the hostels early. If you have some flexibility, there are many secondary hostels, Casa Rurales, or hotels available … but that may require more walking and a bit more Euros.