Pedometer and Step Counts

Perhaps lost in my complaints about the weather is the amount of walking I am doing on a daily basis. Having heard that I needed to bring good walking shoes, I also threw in a pedometer to document the walking to be done. That pedometer died the first day I wore it. So...I asked Annie to bring another when she arrived a week later, and I have been wearing it ever since. I wish I had a step count for the first week, because we hoofed it all over Dublin those first few days, and by midweek I was walking 45 minutes back from Croke Park after the Ireland vs Poland football game. I walked a lot that first week and a half. (For the record, it is recommended that a person walks 10000 steps daily.) In case you are interested, here are my step counts for the last 12 days:

November 25: 4814 (This was from 5pm on. I just got my pedometer this day.)
November 26: 8706 (Only had one school to observe on this day.)
November 27: 7693 (Four day Thanksgiving trip - on the bus most of the days)
November 28: 6974 (On bus most of the day)
November 29: 10026 (On bus plus Galway)
November 30: 9422 (On bus plus Dublin in PM)
December 1: 12630 (Observed two schools, walking between them.)
December 2: 12520 (Observed two schools.)
December 3: 5739 (Observed two schools and crashed for the rest of the day.)
December 4: 8997 (Observed two schools, walking between them.)
December 5: 13045 (Observed one school, did some sightseeing, walked to fareware dinner.)
December 6: 16288 (Took bus to Kilkenny and saw the sights. Long walk to bus station.)

As you can see, I'm pounding the pavement. Some days more than others. I know it's good for me, but I must admit I miss my CRV!