I grew up mostly on the South Shore of Montreal, in a town called Boucherville, and in those years we were lucky it was on the edge of urban development - so we could play in the woods and fish (well, catch small critters) all day if we wanted. I moved to downtown Montreal, to the area called the McGill Ghetto, in 1981 or so and still had a woods to enjoy with Mount Royal being right next to us.

I really get what you say about recharging! I never got enough of going into the woods to refill the spirit bucket 😊. South Africa is quite different and doesn't have that many areas, particularly close to Johannesburg where we live, where it's easy to go for a quick walk in the woods.