hola! we think we took a wrong turn and are on the inca trail walking the andes mountains....we thought we left the pyrenees behind but the mountains ... i am sure they call them hills... are still here. a little flat and then up we go again. we did have a neat walk out of pamplona up the alto de perdon...on top....waaaay up high...you could look back at the pyrenees and pamplona. on top was a beautiful iron sculpture of medieval pilgrims along with turbine windmills that lined the top of the hill... the new and the old. took our picture with the iron pilgrims...don´t know when we will ever send you any but... a young pilgrim we met earlier limping in pamplona had a cab pick him up from the top of the mountain. we, however, marched onward downhill. passed farmlands, sunflower fields, met a couple from venezuela who saw gene´s carolina hat, called out to her, and found out he and his son went to carolina. son graduated in 95. small world. we walked about 13 miles ....took us awhile. 8 hours later we arrived in obanos. stayed at a nice alburgue...only 20 people there. cute town and found out it was the 4th day of celebrating their patron saint. so at 7pm they barracaded part of the town and sent several bulls down the street for the young men to show off their machismo running after them. everyone was dressed in the basque colors of red and white. it seemed all the families were out, eating and drinking. after the bull run, there was music, carnival games,etc. we had lights out at 10 but the bands played til 4:30 am and the church next store chimed its big bells every quarter of an hour. we loved being a part of the celebration but it is hard being a pilgrim and keeping the spanish hours. we left today at 7 and headed uphill again to several small towns...pretty churches, roman bridges, vineyards, and olive groves. The scenery is beautiful... it got hot and we got tired so we are in a little town of 140 inhabitants, called lorca. we are at a small alburgue...a house with a bar-cafe underneath and gene and i have a double room. luxury!!! one bath.... early to bed tonight and hope to get an early start tomorrow....wine fountain awaits us at irache. thanks so much for the comments...keep them coming. we love hearing from you......love and kisses, susu and gene. our heels are still raw but not as painful as before. it may just be our imagination. no new blisters.