Driving & Walking In 2025

Welcome back to #TravelThursday. Now that I’m done recapping my 10-day Texas Thanksgiving experience with family it’s time to move on to other travel topics.

Last year I drove a total of 6,210 miles. That’s an average of 17 miles per day. Half of those miles occurred between January 01ST and May 27TH. Almost 70% of those miles occurred during the first 6 months of 2025. June was by far my most traveled month. I drove 1,166 miles in June – including 2 trips to and from my former hometown of Homestead Florida. I closed on the sale of my longtime (30-year) home on June 30TH, and I haven’t been back since. From July 01ST to December 31ST (final 6 months) I only drove 1,910 miles, for an average of a little over 10 miles per day. I drove under 500 miles per month for all 6 months – and under 300 miles per month for 4 of the 6 months. The 6,210 miles driven surpassed only 2022 (by just 66 miles). It was likely my 2ND-least driven year over the past 37 years of driving in Florida. The outlook for 2026 is much less driving – probably less than 4,000 miles.

And now on to my walking in 2025. I wear my Apple Watch 24/7 – except for when I’m taking a shower, or I’m sitting down and recharging it. I got my Apple Watch as a #ThanksChristmasGiving gift in 2022 (IYKYK).

So – I now have 3 full years of data. And for the 3RD consecutive year – I came close, but I did not reach 1,000 miles by foot. I fell short in 2025 at 966.70 miles. That’s compared with 964.71 in 2024, and 995.64 in 2023. My goal is to reach 1,000 miles in 2026. If I can average 2.74 miles per day – then I will achieve that goal. I surpassed 2.74 miles per day last January, February, March, April, November, and December. It’s those 6 months in the middle that I need to increase my walking. Maybe I should try some “mall walking” before the stores open.

I walked around my neighborhood 117 times in 2025 for a total of 142 miles. That represented not quite 15% of my total walking in the year. So – over 85% of my walking was just me walking around and doing things.

Any other Excel spreadsheet nerds out there ?

Next #TravelThursday – I’ll have lunch on the train. Let’s keep traveling together.