Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It’s lovely having a small wildlife pond tucked away amongst the plants in the garden. It’s nothing grand, certainly not one of those landscaped affairs with waterfalls, lighting systems and ornamental fish, but it punches well above its weight when it comes to attracting wildlife. With nettles and weeds behind it, and plenty of slightly...
West Wales isn’t a bad place to spend a long weekend at home. Both Anna and I were off on Friday, so after an early-ish run around the dunes for me, we headed into town for brunch. We decided to try somewhere new and ended up at Kwizinn, which serves Caribbean-inspired food. It was excellent...
With the settled weather due to break at the weekend, I decided to make the most of it and head into the hills to bag a few more Nuttalls. Most of the local ones are already ticked off now, so it meant a longer drive, but the Black Mountains and Bannau Brycheiniog still had plenty...
Finally had chance to edit some video from Costa Rica. Enjoy.
Leaving the Caribbean Having finished our coast-to-coast journey on Monday lunchtime, we were now on the Caribbean coast winding down. In hindsight, I probably should have treated the next few days as part of the holiday and made the most of them. Instead, something in my brain decided that the main event was over and...
It was Bank Holiday weekend last wekeend, the weather was glorious, and so we did what many people probably did over the long weekend — headed to the local garden centre to buy some bedding plants for the patio pots. Of course, it’s never quite as simple as that. The local Greenacres Nursery here in...
You’ve got to love Ynyslas, and its pre-work windsurf opportunities, thanks to its crazy katabatic wind that we call Ivor! This time of year it can really do its thing, funnelling cold air from the mountains down through the valley and blasting the estuary with storm-force winds. This morning was a case in point. The...
Today was the day we would finally reach the Caribbean coast and complete our coast-to-coast journey across Costa Rica. The Pacific now felt a very long way away as we prepared for the final push. Early Start We had another early start, which suited me perfectly. Everyone else had been going to bed incredibly early...
Yesterday afternoon’s stroll over to the beach here at Ynyslas brought an unexpected surprise. Out across the water, the distant outline of the Ll?n Peninsula appeared to be floating above the sea — stretched, distorted, and shimmering in the warm haze. It was a classic Fata Morgana mirage, caused by layers of warm and cool air bending the light...
Costa Rica Rafting Adventure After another night at the Pacuare River Camp, it was time to get moving again, continuing ever onwards towards the Caribbean coast. So, after breakfast, it was back into our rafting kit and onto the Pacuare River for a full day on the water, including some proper Class IV rapids through...
Costa Rica Jungle Camp After an OK night’s sleep in our Costa Rica jungle camp, I was of course first up while the camp was still dark. I headed up to the communal area and relaxed in one of the hammocks as the sun slowly rose. Hummingbirds hovered around the flowers, lizards skittered across the...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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