Ireland day 0901. Sunday 17 March 2024- London Day 1
Today’s summary | Caught a late morning Ryanair flight to Gatwick to spend a few days in London for the first annual check on the hip I had resurfaced last year. Also catching up with friends while I’m in the UK. Val is working at the moment and will be joining me on Tuesday. | ||||
Today’s weather | Dry and bright with some sun. Light westerly wind. Appx 13c | ||||
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Today’s overview location (The blue mark shows the location of my route) |
Close-up location (The blue line shows where I walked) (Click button below to download GPX of today’s walk as recorded, or see interactive map at bottom with elevations corrected): London evening walk |
Commentary
(Summary blog only. Last full blog was Day 0368).
It’s hard to believe that it’s already a year since I had my left hip resurfaced. But when I look at all the things that have happened since then, perhaps it really is a year. Not just the hip operation, but also a hernia repair, an important family wedding, the sale of our house, two jobs for Val and a new job for me, not to mention lots of travel and hiking across Ireland.
Anyway the upshot is that now I have to go back to see the consultant who did my hip surgery for the first annual check up, to make sure all is well. I have no reason to think that it isn’t, but it will be good to get some formal confirmation.
The trip across the Irish Sea was straightforward and quick. I was in seat 4c so could disembark quickly and managed to catch a train with only a brief wait. I think I was on my way to London only about 15 minutes after touching down, which must be something of a record. When I arrived, London was buzzing, and there were a fair few green clad revellers celebrating the great St Patrick’s Day.
Just time now to do a bit of shopping for something to eat and another few essentials. Then perhaps I’ll take a late stroll around town to check what’s new. I haven’t been here since last May, so a lot is sure to have changed!
Today’s photos (click to enlarge)
Interactive map
(Elevations corrected at GPS Visualizer: Assign DEM elevation data to coordinates )
Max elevation: 24 m
Min elevation: 3 m
Total climbing: 76 m
Total descent: -76 m
Total time: 01:18:27