Day 94 - Monsoon rain

I got absolutely drenched on my morning long run with Fiona! It’s one of those funny days where it was lovely and sunny when I started out on my run, but about halfway in, the heavens opened and it poured! It was that really heavy rain that you’d get when abroad somewhere warm, with big droplets. At least it felt warm though, so it was kind of fun to run in! I was soaked to the bone when I finished though, especially after a second ran shower about two minutes from the end!

I spent most of the rest of the day chilling out in my hammock and watching Damo build his new BBQ. In some good news, it has now been two days since Cork had any new covid-19 cases. Sligo is at over three weeks with no new cases! This makes me feel a bit more relaxed when I’m out and about, but I really shouldn’t be. The threat hasn’t really changed, even if my feelings have. I’m definitely not as scared anymore, but I do need to remind myself not to get lax with social distancing and hand hygiene etc.

In the evening, I went for a swim in Myrtleville with my friend Marie. The sun and blue skies had, thankfully, come back at that stage and I got to try the wetsuit that I bought in Lidl last Thursday. Wearing the wetsuit meant that I could stay in the water for at least ten minutes. It was just gorgeous! We’re planning to meet up for a walk and a swim again sometime during the week. Myrtleville is a real escape from the world and we’re both really loving our outings to it. I keep thinking of how long I waited to finally be able to go for sea swims again!Read more