Where to walk, that is the question.

Hello again ,

I sometimes talk about walking by the Main. Yes, I love getting out for a walk, but walking by a river wasn't normal for me.

When I was young, I didn't walk anywhere special, I simply went outside and walked on the farm. 

The second two farms we lived on didn't just have open, green fields. They had streams (1) and areas of trees that made going for a walk interesting - you never knew what you might see!  

Then I moved off the farm (and started driving). As there was a nice beach about 30 minutes' drive away, I often went there. I would walk for about 90 minutes. Although in the warmer months there might be a few people on the beach where I started, for most of the way I wouldn't see anyone.

Sometimes it was so windy, walking was hard. But it was a great feeling, to walk pushing into the wind. I always took my shoes off and had my feet in the water for most of the way - it didn't matter what season it was. In the colder months, my feet went pink!

When I moved to the city, I lost my beach 😥.

I started doing some walks in the mountains, instead. The main difference? Beaches are flat!

Often the paths in the mountains went up hill. I didn't enjoy that much. But once I was at the top, it was always great. First, the view. Even if I'd walked through bush (2) most of the way, at the top it was clear, so you could enjoy looking around. Plus there was the feeling of 'I did it!'. Although it was hard, I made it to the top! And walking down was easy 😀.

I loved being in the bush, but it took too long to drive somewhere and then walk.  

So I started walking by the river in my city. They'd built paths leading along the river from near the city centre, which made going for a walk there very easy.  

Just like Germany.

Do you like going out for a walk ? If your answer is 'yes', where do you prefer to walk - in the mountains or on a beach or do you want to stay in the middle of the city? Write me a note and let me know.

Happy walking,

Andrea

(1) stream - a small river. On our farms they were very small!

(2) bush - Australian word for 'forest'