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[QUOTE="lt56ny, post: 1248845, member: 19122"] Personally this grumpy old man could not agree more with the other grumpies and the wonderfully vibrant and far younger [USER=52787]@trecile[/USER] who say walk an uninterrupted camino. This is not to brag but to tell you we have a bunch of caminos between us and are all camino addicts. We have accumulated a fair amount of knowledge over the years of walking. I am not judging or saying you are wrong when you state that walking starting in SJPP is important for you. I can only tell you this and I think many others would agree. For many, there is a great beauty, often a spiritual quality, a feeling of rhythm and being completely in tune with what your body needs and not what your head wants in walking every day. I am not sure this will make sense to you yet but I believe there is a great difference from walking some days and then hassling to make arrangements and bussing or renting a bike and having to take a day off, from your body telling you that it is time to stop and rest. I am 70 years old and I take rest days on my caminos. But the feeling that I get in the mid afternoon that my body tells my mind, lets go, I am a pilgrim and a pilgrim only is here to walk. Nothing more or less. This feeling is so wonderful to me. It is almost like a drug. When I get up the next morning I am full of energy and can't wait to put on my pack and go. No matter rain, snow, wind cold or heat I am a pilgrim and a pilgrim walks. A camino gives (as the saying goes and we all learn) you what you need, not what you want. It is surprising what we say is important very often is forgotten after we begin our pilgrimage. Finally I know there was a few suggestions about skipping the Meseta. [USER=41003]@J Willhaus[/USER] thought it may be best because of the limited transportation options. This is very true. Others talked about biking. All well intended and good ideas. I think this is a huge mistake. I love the Meseta. I think some wonderful things can happen there. In many ways I believe it is a magically stretch. I walk some combination caminos now. Like this year I will do the Aragones to the Madrid to the Coastal Portugues. I have included to Meseta in a few of these because I do love it so much. Even though when I get to the Meseta it is usually in November when it is stark and the weather is not the best. Maybe I have given you some food for thought. EVERYTHING I have said is only my opinion. Lots of others would probably disagree. We all have our own preferences and needs. Whatever you do Buen Camino. [/QUOTE]
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