23 July 2015 Stage 3.5: Pamplona Rest Day

Last night turned out great! Aleka and I went to San Gregorio street for food. We had pintxos first. I had some bread thing with jam and mushrooms. Then, we went to the farmacia so I could get some arnica muscle cream stuff. Then, we went to a different place for "dinner." I had a little ham and cheese sandwich. Back at the hostal, Louisa, Aleka and me hung out for a while and did our estiramientos (stretches). Today, I slept till 9 and then ate breakfast here at the hostal. Then, Aleka and I walked to the tourist office to meet up with Jacquelyn and Lucy. Their apartment has a washing machine, so I walked back to my hostal and got all my clothes. I wore my bathing suit and Lucy's clothes the rest of the day. We went to la Tienda del Camino (for some gear), Hotel Tres Reyes (for Jacquelyne to exchange money) and then bank (for me). We also went to the carrefour express. I bought a whole frozen pizza. We ate back at their apartment before meeting up with Aleka again. We had some food with her (well, we watched her eat, because we'd already eaten). Jacquelyne, Lucy and I then went sightseeing. Oh! I forgot to say that earlier at the health food store we met this Argentinian dancer named Juan who was so chatty. We talked to him for nearly 20 minutes and I had to translate the whole time. He has danced with Ricky Martin and Shakira! Anyways, for sightseeing we went to the Plaza de los Toros, the candy store, and the Cathedral Santa María, which was gorgeous. It has the largest bell in use in Spain, which weighs 10060 Kilos. I'm going to sleep early and go meet Aleka, Jacquelyne, and Lucy at 6am. Off to hobble up to my top bunk.