Can I join in the pity-party?
I can sympathise with the loss of your walking partner in that most of my contemporaries seem to be moving away...I have lost count of the number of people from my children's school, our neighbourhood and church that I have missed when they followed the increasing trend here to move away from the city or to follow jobs interstate. Two of my siblings have also done this, and there seems to be a continual flow of people out of my life...as well as everyone getting busier and having no time to stay in contact.More of a writer than a talker, developing new friendhips is quite an energy drain for me, and the shared histories developed over time cannot be replaced.
I haven't had time to go walking since my daughter was born, but prior to that I would do a 40min circuit of our neighbourhood (usually alone but sometimes with a neighbour who has now moved away!)but also with the family dog. Do you have a dog to walk with?