Ireland day 0638. Wednesday 28 June 2023- More Admin *

Ireland day 0638. Wednesday 28 June 2023- More Admin
Today’s summary Paperwork in the morning, then walked round to the Centre store for a cup of tea on the southern shore of the lagoon
Today’s weather Mostly dry and bright, but with a bit of rain in the morning.   Some sunny spells.   Light westerly wind.   Appx 21C
Today’s overview location
(The red mark shows the location of our route)
Close-up location
(The red line shows where we walked)
(Click button below to download GPX of today’s walk as recorded, or see interactive map at bottom with elevations corrected):
Coast walk for a cup of tea
Commentary

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

I don’t know how we manage to accumulate so much admin but we do.  So, for the third day on the trot, I spent the morning working through papers, which had to be knocked out of the way before we could spend the afternoon doing something more enjoyable.

Anyway, the paperwork was eventually finished – by which time it was lunchtime.   At that point, as the weather was looking good, we decided to head out for a short walk through the demesne, down Swords Road, and then through Seabury to the coast by the Centra shop on the corner of Old Yellow Walls Road.  Here, as the shop has a decent coffee machine, we decided to treat ourselves to refreshments which we enjoyed on a bench in the park overlooking the estuary.

A quick walk round the shore got us back to the flat by 6pm, just in time for a video catch up with family in Canada.   So now, after a light tea (we are both trying to lose a little weight) we are going to watch a bit of TV whilst tonight’s concert thrashes its way to a finale (it’s Blondie and Sting, by the way).   Hopefully no more paperwork for a little while, at least.

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)

Through the demesne.   Pretty quiet this afternoon The Swords Road, in a rare moment with no cars in sight
Looking across the estuary to Seafield House.   It was sold last year for a reputed €10.5mln, and whoever bought it seems to be spending even more money having extensive renovations done.   It would be fascinating to have a look inside! Bullrushes completing the cycle with the old flowering heads crumbling away to make way for the new ones
Tea time!
Interactive map

(Elevations corrected at  GPS Visualizer: Assign DEM elevation data to coordinates )

Total distance: 7498 m
Max elevation: 23 m
Min elevation: -1 m
Total climbing: 109 m
Total descent: -107 m
Total time: 01:58:55
Download file: Lagoon and back for a cup of tea compressed corrected.gpx

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