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Well, if I can just be present with each step without trying to distract myself, that's plenty.I know we all have our own ways to pass the time whilst walking
Please could you let me know where the rules are thanksPlease be mindful of Rule 2 before posting.
I took it as this.Or was it just a general reminder/warning?
Look at the little note in the bottom right of the first post. Post was edited. No need to worry, free speech is alive and well on the forum.Geez... I guess my freedom of speech standards are much broader than yours because I can't find anything remotely in collision with Rule 2 in the posts before yours.
Or was it just a general reminder/warning?
Geez... I guess my freedom of speech standards are much broader than yours because I can't find anything remotely in collision with Rule 2 in the posts before yours.
Or was it just a general reminder/warning?
Thank you, I wasn't paying attention to that note. I deleted my post.Look at the little note in the bottom right of the first post. Post was edited. No need to worry, free speech is alive and well on the forum.
WW1 marching songs can be useful - especially It's a Long Way to Tipperary (substitute your day's destination!)Sometimes on a long stage if no one is around I sing songs from the musicals to myself.
Pay attention there at the back!I don't understand the question.
As I understood it, it's what to do when the walking gets boring.on't understand the question
That is one of my favorite songs to walk to We took some old "Trivia Pursuit" cards that kept us entertained for a while and then passed them on.WW1 marching songs can be useful - especially It's a Long Way to Tipperary (substitute your day's destination!)
What's boredom???As I understood it, it's what to do when the walking gets boring.
The counter-question is what's wrong with boredom? Why do we so need to be entertained all the time? Learning how to tolerate boredom is undervalued, and there are plenty of times on the Camino when you can polish that skill. When it finally comes, the quietness of simple contentment is a huge gift after being addicted to constant stimulation.
You are one of the fortunate few - that's a skill that's getting rarer and rarer.Never experienced it in my life as I remember...
As I understood it, it's what to do when the walking gets boring.
The counter-question is what's wrong with boredom? Why do we so need to be entertained all the time? Learning how to tolerate boredom is undervalued, and there are plenty of times on the Camino when you can polish that skill. When it finally comes, the quietness of simple contentment is a huge gift after being addicted to constant stimulation.
That's definitely not boredom. That's being in the flow...and you say you're not 'Zen?'But time flies, gratitude flows through me, I soak in the gorgeous scenery, and at the end of the day, my head feels like it’s screwed on correctly.
Ah, the higher practice.Maybe that’s when I need to find the simple contentment, but I cannot imagine ever feeling contentment in one of my least favorite places in the world.
I walked the Camino Frances, from SJPP to Santiago, for the first time this year. I was never bored, but sometimes the noise of traffic drowned out the sounds of nature. At those times, I would put my earphones in and listen to music on my phone. Sometimes I would even enjoy my own 'Camino Karaoke'! and on a few occasions, accompanied it with a spot of (walking) pole dancing. Apologies to any peregrinos who may have witnessed my 'singing', but you know the saying - 'dance like no one is watching', etc.Hey,
We are currently half way through the Frances route. I know we all have our own ways to pass the time whilst walking. Would anyone like to share theirs?
Buen Camino
Ha ha I love a bit of singing and dancing tooI walked the Camino Frances, from SJPP to Santiago, for the first time this year. I was never bored, but sometimes the noise of traffic drowned out the sounds of nature. At those times, I would put my earphones in and listen to music on my phone. Sometimes I would even enjoy my own 'Camino Karaoke'! and on a few occasions, accompanied it with a spot of (walking) pole dancing. Apologies to any peregrinos who may have witnessed my 'singing', but you know the saying - 'dance like no one is watching', etc.
I agree. I really enjoy the quiet times on the camino. However I also enjoy some variety and balance this time with other activities. This magnifies and makes me appreciate the quiet and stillness even more.As I understood it, it's what to do when the walking gets boring.
The counter-question is what's wrong with boredom? Why do we so need to be entertained all the time? Learning how to tolerate boredom is undervalued, and there are plenty of times on the Camino when you can polish that skill. When it finally comes, the quietness of simple contentment is a huge gift after being addicted to constant stimulation.
As I understood it, it's what to do when the walking gets boring.
The counter-question is what's wrong with boredom? Why do we so need to be entertained all the time? Learning how to tolerate boredom is undervalued, and there are plenty of times on the Camino when you can polish that skill. When it finally comes, the quietness of simple contentment is a huge gift after being addicted to constant stimulation.
Hey,
We are currently half way through the Frances route. I know we all have our own ways to pass the time whilst walking. Would anyone like to share theirs?
Buen Camino
Pass time whilst walking? Walking is passing time. I just think, watch, listen, feel and smell. And enjoy
After arrivel though... I have to admit I get bored quite often in the long afternoons. Especially when the weather demands arriving before 2pm. After a shower, clothes wash and lunch I don't quite know what to do next. Most of the time there is not much to see or do in those tiny, sleepy Camino villages. No, no siesta, that would keep me awake during the night. I used to write blog posts, but my tablet died. So most of the time I just sit down on a terrace with a beer and a book (if I carry one). Waiting for the moment to be allowed to go to bed.
Yes, let's play frisbee!I wonder ... a Frisbee might be a great thing to carry - light, packable, can be used as a plate! - and fun to play with - who wouldn't get involved in a Frisbee game? .
Better still, watch the film multiple times; learn all the parts and act out the drama as you proceed.I have been thinking about the predicament of needing to pass the time whilst walking the Camino and in a light-bulb moment the answer came to me!
Take a small dvd player and a copy of The Way, with Martin Sheen, then, when you get bored walking the Camino you can pass the time and be entertained by watching actors walking the Camino as you walk the Camino - there, sorted .
You do look younger than I had thought...I'd say bring a hacky sack! Very light and very small -great exercise after a day of walking
I don’t actually understand. Pass the time while walking? While walking, I am walking. Sometimes struggling, sometimes singing, sometimes thinking of people i know and for whom I pray, but generally: walking, looking, listening, times flies amidst all that. Tomorrow, I might have something else to add as I will walk a short day. I will let you know!Hey,
We are currently half way through the Frances route. I know we all have our own ways to pass the time whilst walking. Would anyone like to share theirs?
Buen Camino
Note to self: always carry beer.So most of the time I just sit down on a terrace with a beer and a book (if I carry one).
I don't understand the question.
When I am walking through any kind of natural landscape I have a good feeling. In the parts where man made industrial detritus dominates my senses I have some trouble. I have found myself engaging with overlooked and under appreciated parts of the Camino like the gravel under foot. How literally out of place it is having been mined somewhere else and crushed to a useful but generic shape. So I appreciate an individual piece and imagine the original rock it came from and how it formed and the unique place it had on the planet in geologic history.Hey,
We are currently half way through the Frances route. I know we all have our own ways to pass the time whilst walking. Would anyone like to share theirs?
Buen Camino
What do I do to pass the time, whilst walking a thousand year old Christian Pilgrimage?
I do many things that we are not allowed to discuss here........ Rule #2.