So I was thinking, looking at my sole blogged local walk to date, compared to my old KL ones, that I needed to up the distance ante a bit. ~5km is a decent walk, but in those days I used to do more like 10. Of course, now I am perhaps not quite as fit as before, but that is something I am keen to address. I am also keen on variety. KL had that in spades, but there are only so many places to walk in an Aussie country town. So I did a bit of investigation into where I could walk, and thought why not consider a loop through the back roads behind home. This is what I came up with:
Aaannnd, today I did it. Many moons since coming up with the idea, and one false start later. That was when I thought to do the walk with the boys and a scooter in tow. We didn't even get to the first main corner before we had to turn back. So today, I went by myself. It was a decent walk, but I was struggling near the end. The Echuca West School Rd is dirt, and quite soft. That made for hard walking. The rest was ok, but I swallowed two bloody flies, got barked at by 100 dogs, and had to contend with a lot of high-speed vehicles, as I was essentially walking on main roads. Throw in the fact that it was all farmland-adjacent walking, and well, it wasn't the best. But I'll take the 9km, thanks all the same!
It's hard to find something to measure up to KL walks, what with their far more diverse nature, and the promise of food and beers at the end. I could certainly think about something along those lines sometime, perhaps to Nico Nico for instance? That would be a nice walk and finish. Anyway, it was a much-needed bit of exercise, and I am glad I have done it. Next time, we'll head towards town methinks.
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