Lockdown activities
Lockdown Activities
With everyone staying in their bubble during the lockdown, our local streets have more people walking and cycling for physical activity and getting to the local supermarket. Communities across the country have found creative ways to encourage more local physical exercise. The placement of teddy bears, and later Easter egg pictures, in windows as a form of physically distant scavenger hunt have been fun for big and little kids alike. Many have used chalk on the ground to draw pictures, write words of encouragement or develop obstacle courses for local residents. If you’ve doing anything active in your neighbourhood to encourage exercise, like walking etc, using our currently quiet streets, please share your story with us. Just email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz with a story from say 100 words with one image and if published you could win a free six month subscription or extension to Walking New Zealand magazine. Include your name and postal address. Here are what some readers have been doing during the lockdown.
Walk and biking around Papamoa
Most mornings we start our day by biking down the waterways in Papamoa. We are lucky to have a 24 km circuit of shared walking/ biking trails.There’s always something different to see. Because there are so many well marked exits, it is easy to combine a beach walk with part of the trail. For the past month there have been so many people enjoying the beach, and these trails, each in their own little bubble and often with their dog. Let’s hope it continues. From Barbz Lower, Papamoa
Training up Mt Wash-ington
Thanks for this issue, it’s great to have something to read while we’re in our ‘bubbles.’ I thought you might get a laugh out of what I’ve been up to since our season finished early - Not everyone has a mountain in their bubble, so I’ve been keeping up the pack training in the back yard with twice daily ascents of ‘Mt. Wash-ington.’ From Cathy Taylor, Walking Legends Guided Walks, Te Puke.
Your favourite walk or bike ride could win you a free subscription
We are looking for readers’ favourite New Zealand walks. or bike rides Many of us go out regularly walking on a route which we class as our favourite, for a number of reasons. Perhaps because for it’s scenery, it’s safe, it’s challenging, it’s flat, it’s hilly, it’s varied, or for whatever reason. We would like you to tell us in your own words what is you favourite walk or bike ride and why. Email us a story from say 250 up to 1200 words including a photo or photos. We will now give you a FREE subscription (six months or more, depending on the article), or extension to Walking New Zealand magazine for walks published. You can also post an article to Walking New Zealand, Freepost 78863, P O Box 1922, Palmerston North, or fax 06-358-6864. If sending a photo by email please make sure photos are in high resolution.
Our email address is: walkingnz@xtra.co.nz. Please put “My Favourite Walk” in the subject line and include your name and postal address. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz
Walking New Zealand, issue no 268 - 2020
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