Lockdown day #65

Woke up this morning before my alarm went off - and it is a beautiful warm day, with a twinge of sadness that we are still not free to roam or travel still.

I went for a nice walk around Harpurhey with my friend Alan, but before that had time to read Mark Fitchew's blog "Midland Red North deregulated part 2".

Waiting for me in my e-mail was a report from the Commonwealth Games Federation "Commonwealth Games Vale Framework report" - and in the appendices of the report there were two interesting Final Reports on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Games in Gold Coast.  All made fascinating reading.

I whiled away the rest of the day enjoying the warmth - which, being Britain, will not last.

Lockdown day #60

Following the slight relaxation in lockdown rules in England, it is now possible to meet someone who is not in your household and have a "socially distanced" meeting/walk in a park or a garden.  Taking advantage of this I agreed to walk to Heaton Park and there meet a friend for a "socially distanced" walk around the Park.

I had walked home from Heaton Park on previous occasions and considered it reasonable to therefore walk to the Park.  I had not thought this through.  Walking back from Heaton Park is about an hour's walk, downhill most of the of the way - I hadn't taken into account that walking TO the Park is about an hour's walk, UPhill most of the way!

I got there shortly before the rendezvous time, and was simply shattered!  I needed a sit down before the walk round the park could commence.  It was, however, a lovely way to while away a few hours, and we had our lunch sitting on a wall. 

We parted at the car park, and then I had the daunting task of walking home.  In all I walked 12.8 km (just under 8 miles).  My feet were protesting by the time I got home!

In other news, I received a lovely poem from another friend, and I watched an online exercise class from Lincoln (all too much effort for me).