Day 16 – to Iratxe

67 km
Though it was a dry nicht, my tent was soaked due to condensed water and I did not wait until it had dried up by the not yet shining sun.
In Pamplona I rode a nice ascending route that had some views to the cathedral and the old town. In the Vicaria General I received the first stamp for today in my credential.
In the cathedral a service was going on, so I could not see all parts inside.
I followed the route for the pedestrians in Pamplona and there again were many of them. Shops for pilgrim needs were chained along the street. So if you start in Pamplona, you could travel without luggage and get everything there. I passed the Parque de la Taconera and used the pedestrians track to leave the town. That avoids the usage of an highway as one of the tracks did, but I still had to ride a cycle path parallel to the highway some later. After a short unpaved part I could change to the opposite side of the highway on a normal road with a cycle way called EV3 according to my OSM map. It would be nice, if