Ireland day 1249. Friday 28 February 2025- Unwell

Today’s summary	Took Val to the airport at lunchtime for a flight to London where she’s staying for a few days to meet family and deal with some admin matters. I returned to the flat and had a very quiet day as I was feeling a bit under the weather. Relaxed, read, watched TV and drank Lucozade! Video call to Val in the late afternoon
Today’s weather	Bright dry and sunny in the morning. Clouded over later. Light westerly wind. Appx 10c
Today’s overview location (The blue mark shows the location of our route)			Close-up location (The blue line shows where we walked) (No GPX today)

Commentary

Today was a bit of an unusual day. I woke up with a headache and feeling really tired -sensations that only got worse as the day went on. I’m not sure what is wrong with me – at one point I thought I might actually have covid (I didn’t). Anyway, Val and I enjoyed a cup of tea in bed (only one these days – our new post-holiday resolution!) and were up by 8am.

We pottered about in the morning – I wasn’t feeling hungry so I skipped breakfast and lunch, while Val had some cereal and a sandwich. We took a short stroll round the Hanlons Lane circuit and called in at Tesco to get some essentials en route.

Then it was time to take Val to the airport – she’s heading over to London for a few days to see some of the family and also to deal with a few admin matters.

I was back in the flat by early afternoon and spent the rest of the day relaxing on the sofa, treating myself with Lucozade and paracetamol. In the evening, I had a banana for dinner (it was all I felt like) then had a quick video call with Val. I rounded off the day with a travel video about Portugal and read a bit more of my book before getting another early night.

Hopefully I’ll feel a bit more human tomorrow!

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)

Essential rehydration!
Been reading this over the last few days – to someone like me who suffers from chronic wanderlust, it makes a good read!

Interactive map

(No map today)

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