Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Coast Path Vital Stats Newport to Cardiff Distance: 16.04 miles Elevation Gain Today: 68m Highest Elevation: 14m Time: 2:29:57 Av. Pace: 9:21 mins/mile Calories: 1324 Totals to Date Total Distance: 679 miles Total Time: 126:19:16 Total Elevation Gain: 20586 Total Calories: 62076 Distance to go: 411 miles Today’s coast path run was a Tale of Two...
Read more »After my post about the weekend and all the things that had gone wrong, I thought I’d better balance it out with some other things today. First an update on the sheep invasion. The measures I put in place to keep them out didn’t last long. They were soon back destroying everything and have now...
Read more »I doubt I’ll ever get Morgan to blog about his recent school ski trip to Serre Chevalier – it’s hard enough to get many details out of him face to face… That’s 14 year old boys for you. So here are a few photos instead. And here’s a quick video clip he took on his...
Read more »I’ve just had ‘one of those’ weekends. Storm Damage First, the felt blew off the shed during Friday’s storm. That meant that a journey into town was required to get some felt, some bitumen adhesive and some felt tacks. I did manage an hour on the turbo trainer followed by a quick run but I...
Read more »Just a quick snowy scene from the weekend – with a nice wintry filter too.
Read more »A car is almost essential when raising a family. Not only will you need a vehicle to make the work and school run much smoother, but it is ideal for nipping to the shops to buy forgotten groceries or to take the whole clan out on a fun road trip. However, owning a car can...
Read more »Coast Path Vital Stats Redbrook to Newport Distance: 13.96 miles Elevation Gain Today: 24m Highest Elevation: 6m Time: 2:17:29 Av. Pace: 9:51 mins/mile Calories: 1650 Totals to Date Total Distance: 662.96 miles Total Time: 123:49:19 Total Elevation Gain: 20518 Total Calories: 60752 Distance to go: 427 miles With only a couple of days away over the...
Read more »Anna really enjoyed her Cheese-making course at River Cottage HQ a couple of years ago. So much so that I decided to buy her another trip there as a Christmas Present. It was a Christmas present that benefitted me as well as she wouldn’t want to go on her own, so I’d just have to...
Read more »Coast Path Vital Stats Chepstow to Redbrook Distance: 15.19 miles Elevation Gain Today: 184m Highest Elevation: 54m Time: 2:29:00 Av. Pace: 9:48 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 129bpm Max Heart Rate: 158bpm Calories: 1305 Totals to Date Total Distance: 649 miles Total Time: 121:31:50 Total Elevation Gain: 20494 Total Calories: 59102 Distance to go: 441 miles Having finished Offa’s Dyke path...
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