I never understood why so many pilgrims skipped these beautiful pieces.
One of the reasons I walked the VdlP last time, was that I thought much of it might be like the Meseta.
It was.
It was glorious
I guess it comes down to what we seek on a Camino.
There is a very broad 'spectrum' of expectations.
A. On the one hand, a walking holiday, with lots of socialising, great facilities, interesting sights to see........
At the other end of the spectrum perhaps.......passing over many other experiences to be found.......
Z. A lonely desolate yet beautiful landscape that provides no distractions for us to get lost in our thoughts and reflections.
And of course all the permutations in between.
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Z
Thankfully the Camino can probably fulfil all the options along the spectrum, due to the number of routes, times of year and so on.
I have learned to love being closer to Z. With a few days of A thrown into the mix
But maybe the reality is, that the Camino is like a box of chocolates (heard that somewhere before)
We choose the box (route), but sometimes it's the more unusual flavours that we didn't expect or expect to like, that are he best