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Poll Do you listen to anything while walking?

What did/will you do during your Camino?

  • Nothing

    Votes: 137 75.7%

  • Listen only to music

    Votes: 19 10.5%

  • Listen only to podcasts/audiobooks

    Votes: 4 2.2%

  • Listen to both music and podcasts/audiobooks

    Votes: 21 11.6%
  • Total voters
    181
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Before my Camino Frances, I worked for a streaming music company and had 100s of hours of music in my phone. Then, I listened to music at least 10 hours a day. But on the first day out of SJPP, I did not listen to anything and it was odd that I did not miss any music during the 35 days and since. I enjoyed hearing my breathing, footsteps, the birds, wind, people, cow bell orchestra (outside of O Cebreiro), and even the traffic sounds while on the Camino. There were a couple of places if I had the ear buds in I would not have heard someone telling me I was heading in the wrong direction so I was grateful for those people trying to get my attention.
 
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Over the hills and far away,........., thro Flanders Portugal and Spain. I sing this at high volume in the wrong key and it ensures nobody disturbs me. I sometimes use the "beggars Opera" version from a century earlier for variety.
 
Usually not. But when something is driving me crazy, like the tak tak tak sound of walking sticks among other things, start driving me crazy I will listen to music.
 
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Sorry, but I would rather spend my time elsewhere now. I never said David couldn’t make his own choices, my objection was to the way he characterized people who made different choices. Again, this is not the first time I have encountered sweeping generalizations on this forum that denigrate the choices of other pilgrims. I try to be careful in choosing my words, and I’m not saying others have to as well, but I can choose to expose myself to it or not.
 
David characterized the use of earphones, not the people who decide to use them. Big difference. David is also among those here who I find would be the least likely to denigrate or belittle others.
 

Exactly what I meant ... feel it all in a mindful way without distraction.
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I listened to my Camino playlist in the afternoon sometimes for my last kilometers when I was needing some motivation. I also admit to plugging them in sometimes when I encountered whistling/singing/chatting-with each other not with me) pilgrims when it wasn’t a convenient time to stop and let them get far enough ahead of me so that I couldn’t hear them. I was walking one day and a long and robust conversation about a certain reality tv show was happening. I didn’t need to me “in the moment” at that point and put in my music. ;-)
 
I’ve been reading this thread and I noticed some “strong” opinions bubbling to the surface so I thought perhaps to add a little depth to my previous post I would share something normally reserved to the communal meal when we chat about our reasons for walking (and because it’s Saturday night and I’ve had a glass of wine) I walk partly to help with my ptsd, I find my faith helps me to cope on most of the journey but on those occasions when my mind starts having a go at me I find Buddy Holly or The Clash helps me push my cloud away for a while, so remember along with the surface response of “yes I listen to music” there can be an underlying reason that doesn’t need judged and to be honest I didn’t need my music once between SJPdP and Pamplona because nature provided my soundtrack which was also acceptable to my wandering mind.
P.S. this isn’t a tea and sympathy post it’s just a little openness to try and bring the temp down a bit…peace out and buen camino to all of you mi amigos
 
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I sing loudly and when no-one is around at the top of my voice always the same selection , the marching song when i want to make progress Sharpes song when i am sad and Frank Sinatra on the meseta .
mind you i am completely tone deaf and a dreadful singer
 
LOL...i tried serenading to my wife and she smiled with a wince and said "where are going honey?" It took half a secind to realize my warbling was like a runaway freight train with full brakes on. I am tone deaf and musically uninclined. I tried singing once on the Camino and was embarrased that i might haved knocked some birds off their flight or the banches so decided that the sound of the breeze, birds singing and even the cars buzzinng by was more pleasant.
 
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Absolutely will not walk while listening--I worked too many years in Rape Crisis Intervention--many cases involved men sneaking up on women who were listening to music, and the rapists figured they'd be easy targets.
 
Everyone has had their say and it is time to close this thread. And a reminder, please be respectful of other forum members. Especially on a remote medium such as this, we have no idea about what others are experiencing or their history. I am often tempted to answer with a quick put-down, or a clever oppositional argument, but I know it is just my ego talking.
 
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