the meseta

We´re crossing the Meseta---a high plain--about 800m high--a steep climb to get onto it a few days ago. A lot of people take the bus for this section because they see it as boring and featureless and long stretches without water--so you have to carry extra---I carry 1.2 litres all the time--fill up wherever i can. For me the whole landscape is beautiful---so, so green and so many different wildflowers and no hills--and for the last couple of days very overcast and not raining--perfect for walking. A lovely couple of things yesterday---a local man pulled up in his car and gave me a wrapped lolly and a buen camino---and about an hour into yesterdays walk beside the path was a table in the middle of a field under a tree with lots of goodies and a sign for pilgrims to help themselves---tea,coffee,packets of soup,muesli bars oranges, pears, vegetables,. There was also a large thermos of boiling hot water---no one in sight for miles--there was also a donation box if you wanted to donate something,. Yesterday was the coldest morning so far---about 2C---so I helped myself to a hot soup and a muesli bar--another miracle of the camino !!!!!! Got as far as Bercianos yesterday---27kms--a very good day---a communal meal last night--Marie and Helene still around and also met Kelly from Bathurst---doing 40km a day so dont expect to see her again---Carol from Canada and Connie from Germany. Never saw Frank again. After dinner communal prayers in 6 languages. Today went well till 19km mark---was intending to go 27 again but my ankle suddenly gave way on me and limped very slowly the last 2 Km intoReliegos---was hoping to get to Leon tomorrow--but its still 25 km away so Ill see how I go.