Wearing out my shoes
- Apr 4, 2016
- 2 min read
Old buildings were a highlight of walking in Cumberland in the Comox Valley of Vancouver Island. This house was built in 1895.
Aside from any health benefits, walking is the ideal way to understand the layout of a city and to appreciate both the works of nature and such human endeavours as architecture and gardens. Sadly, after 5 months of daily walking in Panama, Curaçao and British Columbia, the comfortable walking shoes I bought for this trip are wearing out.
After 5 months of daily walking my shoes are wearing out.
In the past 2 months I have enjoyed numerous walks in Canada’s westernmost province. Sometimes I walked with a friend or family member; often I walked alone. Whether a long walk or a short one, I constantly drank in the beauty of my surroundings.
The spring flowers, such as these apple blossoms, have been glorious.
Walking in Victoria revealed this mural honouring artist Emily Carr.
On the British Columbia mainland my friend Anne took me on long walks to some of the beauty spots of Greater Vancouver. One day we walked over 17,000 steps as measured by Anne's pedometer; another day we exceeded 18,000 steps.
A morning walk on Burnaby Mountain in the Greater Vancouver area.
Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver.
My last stop on this trip to BC was Kelowna, an inland city located on Lake Okanagan, where I enjoyed both city and country walks. Spring is slower arriving here than it was in Victoria and Vancouver but ahead of what I expect on my return to Alberta.
Walking through one of Kelowna's bird sanctuaries.
Hike to Hardy Falls near Peachland, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.
Now if only I can find another pair of walking shoes as comfortable as the ones I have worn out on this trip.
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