Thunder in th’mountains…

Casa Ibarrola

I left the Albergue with the Brommie and used Velo2 to follow all the cycle ways out of Pamplona, through the citadel and towards an ominous looking sky.

Diverting from the main Camino route at Cizur Menor towards Zizur Mayor until linking up with it again at Uterga for breakfast by 10:20 at Gastrobar Camino del Perdon.

The town of Puente La Reiner-Gares was next and then I could see the dark skies ahead over Cirauqui on the hill. 

With only about 5km to go I had to take shelter and wait for some abatement in a quaint abandoned petrol station as the thunder, lightning and rain hit…a perfect lunch stop. 

Lunch stop

Getting soaked I made it to tiny Villatuerta and my overnight stop at Albergue Etxeurdina just in time for the sun to come out for the afternoon😎.

Villatuerta

 

A Spanish bull

Toyah with her mad orange barnet from 1981 , lisping on about t’weather in her th’exy way!