The Afternoon Walk
25/October/2007 Filed in:
JottingsWhatever happened to The Afternoon Walk? Once upon a time, it was an essential ingredient of university life, an opportunity to thrash out ideas, mind enriched by the access of oxygen. Children were driven out in droves for "a breath of fresh air", accompanied by Nanny/the family dog/other little monsters, depending on circumstances. Frail escapees to the South Coast took a turn or two along the Front, for the sake of their ailing health. Even monks and nuns could be seen dutifully pacing round the enclosure, thinking deep thoughts. What have we done with the time we have gained by giving up walking?