Walking!

Kadee46 said:
I live in a small country town about a 2 hour drive from our nearest capital city of Adelaide
( South Australia ) @Keesha .
The fog coming in every day is kinda weird .

The city area also got a very heavy fog last week
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38 stories high?
Omg! 😳 That fog is so thick it looks like water. What a mind trip.
 

Today my husband wanted to walk up to the bluffs and we got lost in the forest so after 3 plus hours I heard some people working on equipment someplace close so followed the sounds. Sure enough we came out into an opening with two guys working. They looked surprised when they saw me but smiled and when I told them we were lost and my husband didn’t want to ask for directions they laughed and offered to show us our way. There wasn’t a flicker of anger that we were on their property.

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We did a 5.9 km walk yesterday ,( took us just under an hour ) we walked down the beach which is 1/2 km from our home
5 min walk.

The wind was so chilly we walked with the winds in our backs ,however by walking down the beach it’s far more sheltered that waking on the paths as the beach is partly sheltered by limestone / clay cliffs . It was 13c in the sun here yesterday about 55f

We walked up a path off the beach about 1.5 km from home , that leads to the small Secret garden where there are quite a few weddings in the warmer months of the year ,and there was chairs / tables / flowers set up so there was obviously a wedding planned for latter yesterday .

The area is so nice and peaceful with sea views while walking down the privately maintained garden path .

Our neighbours parents and I’m sure allot of others ashes are also scattered in the area.

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The water here is crystal clear when the weather‘s calm ,it’s been very windy for about a month so beach has lots of seaweed at the moment , it Only seems to gather on the pictured part of the beach and the other side of the headland by the steps , further south the by the Greg Norman gold course ( known as south beach ) the sand is pure white and no cliffs/ limestone ,I will walk down there and take photos when it’s warmer ..it’s about a 3.5 km walk to get there @Pinky
 
I wish I could walk distances as in days of yore. I hauled out my old walker and am considering using that to get more walking in during these beautiful days. My walking stick isn't enough as my hip is so out of joint now from the spinal stenosis.
 
Lewkat said:
I wish I could walk distances as in days of yore. I hauled out my old walker and am considering using that to get more walking in during these beautiful days. My walking stick isn't enough as my hip is so out of joint now from the spinal stenosis.
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I’m sorry to learn this. Have you considered a walker with wheels?
 
As crazy as it seems this is the boundary between two different named towns ( I took this this morning ) This is south of first photo .

its only feet from those steel framed steps in the first photos .
each town has a large fishing jetty .

There is no more than a caravan park and a store / motel in each of the seafront towns
We travel 4 km into town to buy supplies from our one and only supermarket there ,however we travel 18 km to another larger ( about 4.000 residents ) town where there is a Woolworths and Aldi

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That’s a beautiful picture Kadee. The shadows and the different tones of the water look so nice. We have no stores in our town at all so have to travel and it’s too far to walk.
What type of shoes do you wear for walking?
How far do you have to drive when you go dancing?
 
I find simple my simple Fila lace up shoes with memory inner soles give me the best support for waking on limestone / rubble type tracks ,like the cliff tip paths down the beach ....and the beach has lots
of small smooth rounded stones to walk on some parts of the beach . ( that’s another photo one day :))
Ive got a few pairs of slip on type sketchers shoes but I personally find they don’t give me the proper support for waking distances, my feet hurt after walking any distance in them.
Ive never tried their lace ups but I might next time they have them in Costco .

We travel 160 km each way when we go to a dance in Adelaide @Keesha it takes us 2 hours to get to a dance ..,we used to come home after a dance arriving home after 12.30 am now days we stay
down there a few days in a friends second home they intend pulling down one day to build a single
story home ..but that won’t be till they can no longer walk up the stairs at their present home
or decide to install a lift
 
Somehow we haven’t been getting out as much in the past few days. It’s the same old scenery, even if we drive to a different location. Right now going for a walk feels like a chore. Once we get going, it’s fine. It’s just working up the motivation.

I’ve found going walking in the evening helps with sleep. Too bad it’s a little treacherous after dark.

Days that I go shopping, I put on lots of steps. It’s not something that I’d thought about until I got a tracker watch. Rather than drive to the closest store for milk, I make myself walk. It doesn’t take that much longer and I feel better afterwards.
 
Walking is good @Jules for keeping up,the strength in our legs to prevent falls ect latter in life
Believe me I’ve got to really push myself to get out the door at times ,especially when there is a very cold / icy wind blowing like it has been the last month or so ( I’m in South Aust ) so we are just getting into spring from a very long cold winter
 
From everything I’ve seen and read about sketchers, they’re a great walking shoe . Many members here wear sketchers. Having good walking shoes makes the world of difference to how pleasurable the walk.

Two hours! 160 kilometres. That’s quite a distance.
Staying the night is much better. That’s the same distance my parents house was and doing the drive back and forth in one day is rough. We are no longer spring chickens. lol.

Second home? Must be nice.
 
Jules said:
Somehow we haven’t been getting out as much in the past few days. It’s the same old scenery, even if we drive to a different location. Right now going for a walk feels like a chore. Once we get going, it’s fine. It’s just working up the motivation.

I’ve found going walking in the evening helps with sleep. Too bad it’s a little treacherous after dark.

Days that I go shopping, I put on lots of steps. It’s not something that I’d thought about until I got a tracker watch. Rather than drive to the closest store for milk, I make myself walk. It doesn’t take that much longer and I feel better afterwards.
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I must agree with Kadee. Walking builds muscle which helps greatly with balance and to help keep bones strong. It’s great that you’re still walking
 
Kadee46 said:
As crazy as it seems this is the boundary between two different named towns ( I took this this morning ) This is south of first photo .

its only feet from those steel framed steps in the first photos .
each town has a large fishing jetty .

There is no more than a caravan park and a store / motel in each of the seafront towns
We travel 4 km into town to buy supplies from our one and only supermarket there ,however we travel 18 km to another larger ( about 4.000 residents ) town where there is a Woolworths and Aldi

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Hey Kaydee, how are you and hubby doing?
 
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