I was in the same situation as the OP on my first Camino, as I had a strict return date. Upon reaching the hub of Carrion de Los Condes, about halfway through the Meseta, I took a bus to Leon, spent a night, and then took another bus to Hospital...
For me, death (Spoiler alert: not my own)
I wanted to pay tribute to my mother, father, father-in-law, all recently passed, and my sister, currently with a terminal illness, through my own sweat.
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