May 23, 2023 Estrella to Pamplona. Distance: 36 miles. Elevation. 2,880 feet

Today we climbed up and over another mountain range. Here’s a view from the top looking down at where we’d been. It was a long slow climb with lush vegetation along the way.

Here’s a look at where we’re headed – down down down the other side.

You can see part of the long descent below that rock wall.

This rock formation is very popular with rock climbers. Here are some of the routes (I took this from the last night’s Happy Hour/meeting presentation.

We got to our Hotel Tres Reyes around 1pm.

Here’s the view from our window.

There’s an Austin Martin/Healey event in front of our hotel. (Covered up for the rain)

After the Happy Hour/meeting we headed out for some pintxos (Basque for tapas).

Then it was off to Ernest Hemmingway’s favorite hangout, the Cafe Iruna to experience Hemmingway’s haunts.

We even got to hang out with him a bit.

To top off the night here’s a shot of Pamplona at dusk.

Tomorrow it’s up and over the Pyrenees and into France (for one night before the 100+km ride to San Sebastian).