Training Log Archive: Sandy

Bleah. Feel worse today. Head so clogged up I can barely think.

C • Feel better 5

Still not better. My ears are a bit clogged - if I bend over I get crazy pressure on my ear drums. I was worried the plane ride would be bad but they didn't bother me too much. I did have one coughing fit though - the poor guy sitting next to me must be downing vitamin c, echinecea, zinc drops or anything else he can think of. I tried to be really good about coughing into something, but still.

All the stuff in my checked bags was wet when I got home. At first I was worried one of the bottles of whiskey Scott bought and I volunteered to take home with me since they were carrying all their luggage on their backs had broken, but it was just water. A few cotton items were soaked while most everything else was just damp. All my maps which were in an outside pocket were sopping. At first I thought some TSA agent had spilled a bottle of water in there but then when I got to the second bag it was wet, too. The only thing I can think of is that the bags sat out on the tarmac in Manchester where I transferred planes and they got rained on. Or they got set down in a puddle. But the outsides of the bags were not damp, just the stuff inside. It's very puzzling.

From now on, I either do just carry-on or everything goes in plastic bags.

Kept trying to shift on the drive home... At least I didn't try to drive on the left side of the road.

C • Welcome 1

A quick outing in hopes that I will be able to get to sleep tonight despite all the coffee I drank in order to drive the two hours from Newark. Did not run any of the hill but did run (translated: jogged slowly) the half mile on the drive.

Feel ok but still having some horrible coughing spells (one bad enough that I had to pull the car over and get out). And now my ears occasionally hurt too. Not the way I wanted to end the vacation. Did a few more touristy things today like visit a distillery and then took Scott and Katie in to Inverness to catch their train back to London. Had planned to hike tomorrow but may just walk around the town of Nairn if my head doesn't clear.

Drove to Loch Ness and planned to visit Castle Urqhuart but the lot was full and there were a zillion cars so we kept on going to our "real" destination, Castle Eilean Doran, the castle used to film some scenes from the Highlander movie. We made a big clockwise loop and saw the most stunning scenery along the A87. The castle was pretty cool, but that stretch of the drive was definitely the highlight.

Picked up Scott and Katie in Inverness and then visited Culloden Battlefield and Cawder Castle. Walked a bunch but quite leisurely; feeling better but not all that great.