Day 4 Pamplona to Puente La Reina

Leaving Pamplona in the morning there were still groups of revelers in the streets who had been out all night and we had to maneuver around large water trucks with high pressure hoses that were starting to clean down the streets.

We had our first emergency blister stop in the morning (which was gross) but we also got coffee which made it better. We met the Korean group of Pilgrim's who we had seen the first few days and continued to see most days until the end of our walk.

This was a long walking day with the extra detour that we took but it had a lot of variety as we moved out of the Pamplona basin.

Tune in to find out the mysterious secret of Obanos, whether templars really liked eight sided churches and the joy of dry socks.

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• Hotel Jakue (booking.com)
  Where we stayed in Puente la Reina. When you go to book you want "double room in tree". It isn't a strange translation error, it is actually a room in a tree. The room is super comfortable and has airconditioning. It has a little balcony outside the bedroom which is nice and quiet to sit and great for drying your clothes. This place also has dorms and regular rooms and has a nice bar in the courtyard under the trees.
• Village to Village Camino de Santiago Guidebook (amazon.com)
  This is the guidebook that we used, it's small and easy to carry and has great information for every stage of the Camino Frances and for the Finisterre option at the end. Includes good pointers on diversions and alternative routes that can be taken in places. Linking it again as it really is THAT GOOD!