By the time you reach the famous bridge at Puente la Reina, your legs have had enough. This is where the pilgrims of the Camino Aragonés join the route. The streets suddenly get busier, and you hear other languages again.
Looking back, it was an average day with one real climb: the Alto del Perdón, with its iron pilgrim figures on the ridge. After that comes a steep, stony descent that is harder on your knees than the climb is on your calves. Allow a good seven hours of walking, breaks included. Pamplona is already far behind you. The last image of the day stays with you: wind turbines turning slowly above the cornfields of Navarra.