Cletis Gordon’s London Diary

The big challenge for me and a lot of the other guys is getting adjusted to the time change. I normally sleep about 7-8 hours a night, but I got 4-5 hours the first night. I make up for it with little naps. We had a longer bus ride to the city today; it was about an hour-and-a-half, and I slept the entire time. So I am catching up, but hopefully I can get back to normal fast. Usually I’m asleep by 11 (p.m.) and up at 6:30 (a.m.), but I’ve had a hard time falling asleep here. The 1-5 stuff isn’t going to cut it.

We did get back to London today and got a much closer look at the big sights —- Big Ben, Buckingham Palace. It’s been a little chilly, but today was nice —- no rain. It was about 50 degrees, but the sun was out, unlike yesterday when it was a little rainy. It made it easier to walk around and enjoy the sights. There were a lot of people out.

Practice starts Wednesday. Our first meeting is at 8, and we’re on the field at 1:15. I’m just hoping that we’re all up and ready to get after it and not sluggish when practice starts. We need to get a good week of practice in.