A Day on the Pale Blue Dot - 20

Friday, 19th May 2023

Right Foot Forward!

After a very long time, our Company is bringing back the walkathon challenge. I love walking! It lets me explore places like no other modes of transportation. I have found many hidden gems in many cities just because I was walking.

Even after travelling through the same route many a times, I have missed many good places just because I was riding a bike. All it took was a walk through the same route to find awesome places.

If I were given enough time and resources, I would prefer walking to most places. I used to walk both ways to my office once upon a time - a round trip of around 8 km. Back in my hometown, my wife and I have casually walked from my house to her house - a distance of 11 km.

One of my earliest long-distance walks (compared to age) was when we were in school, probably I was 7th grade - so around 12 years old. My friend and I somehow missed our school bus, and don't ask why, we decided to walk to our homes - may be around 7-8 km away. Did I miss to tell that I grew up in the city of Muscat, Oman? Yeah, a desert country. But we did it. Well, it was not that we were walking across sand dunes; it was pretty much cities and town all the way.

I may not have realized how much I love to walk then - but now I do. In hindsight, maybe I sub-consciously loved walking already.

Anyhow, looking forward to this walkathon event conducted by the Company. Keep walking!