Rollerblading in Hyde Park

Simon arrives tomorrow (I just got an sms from him to let me know he's in Singapore) and on Tuesday we fly to Dublin, so if I was ever going to go rollerblading in Hyde Park, it had to be today. So, that's what I did. It would have been nice if Gen and Damo could have come too (I've been staying with them since I moved out of my place on Friday), but they were too busy. Going alone did have the advantage that I didn't have to hire rollerblades because I could borrow Gens's.

Unlike Hampstead Heath, Hyde Park is a suitable rollerblading location, and as such I didn't fall down this time. However, there was one section of slight downhill that I elected to avoid for fear of building up too much speed (I stopped, took off the rollerblades, walked, then put them back on). I like to think of it less as chickening out as knowing my own limitations. Basically, I can't stop, at least not without a long, flat area to gradually slow down or something to grab on to.

After tiring, I decided to go for a bit of a walk in the park. Being Autumn, there are lots of lovely colours around. I also saw several squirrels and a man and a woman out for a walk with their pets: each had a large, colourful parrot on their shoulder and their dog was running around nearby.

Right now, I'm sitting in a pub that has free wifi. Gen and Damo don't have the internet set up at their place yet.