At last, it seems, my hips are stable enough to walk - the new physio gave me a solid plan I'd followed dilgently and I feel a lot stronger. So I'm trying to walk a few times a week and gradually increase how many kilometres I do so that I can do some proper hiking again one day, which would chuff Jamie no end.

I've been tracking my walks on Strava - I know I should probably use a Hive app but I share this with my husband and it motivates me a little more. This walk was only 3 kilometres - but in the rest of the day's activities, with shopping, the nursery, voting in the Federal election, and a short surf, it was about all I could manage.

Yes, Australia has compulsory voting, unless you can avoid being on the electoral roll. We don't mind it - honestly if you don't want to vote because you don't believe in the system, you can draw a big penis on the ballot paper if you like, exercising your freedom of choice.

I like this walk - it takes you along some dirt tracks, sand tracks, a board walk, and there's a few stairs you can run up and down if you fancy. It's just the right length if you're feeling tired and you can check the surf on the way if you like. If you look into the distance in this shot you'll see the Winki Pop headland, next to Bells Beach.

It's also nice to bump into people I know on this walk and have a chat. I often invite Mum as well as she's trying to walk more again after being a bit house locked with grief. Dad used to walk it as well, so sometimes I walk with his ghost.

I didn't take any more pictures yesterday, but you can see how different it looks when the blue sky is out and the ocean is offshore.

Hopefully by the time I write my next Wednesday walk, it'll be a 7 km walk - that's the aim anyway. I'm determined to increase my walking fitness again.