Ireland day 0479. Friday 20 January 2023- Gym and Casserole

Today’s summary	Val was at work and I went to the gym in the morning, for the first time since Christmas.   Chest infection a bit better today.   Made a casserole from Lough Avalla been in the afternoon and read a book in the evening.
Today’s weather	A re-run of yesterday and the day before – dry, cold and sunny, though with a bit more cloud later in the evening.   Appx 5C
Today’s overview location (The blue mark shows the location of my route)			Close-up location (The blue line shows where I walked) (No GPX today)

Commentary

(Summary blog only.   Last full blog was Day 0368).

A relatively quiet day today.

Went to the gym in the morning for the first time since Christmas – it’s taken a long time to shake off the chest infection that has lingered for several weeks and I didn’t want to overdo it.   But it felt good to be back and I really enjoyed it.

Spent the afternoon preparing meals for the next few days and making a casserole from yet more Lough Avalla beef.   It’s been amazing value and tastes superb.

A video call with a friend in Scotland in the evening, then finally a few hours actually to read a book.   Very relaxing.

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)

Looking north down new Street, Malahide	Iconic Gibneys pub in New Street.   For some reason, everyone in Malahide seems to have at least one of their glasses in their crockery cupboard..
Frosted grass again this morning.   In shaded areas, it’s been frozen for about a week now – though slowly beginning to get a milder this evening

Interactive map

(No map today)

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