Monthly Archive: February 2017

A Likely Candidate 1

Birthday Weekend in Bristol

We’ve just got back from a weekend with family in Bristol. It was Morgan’s birthday so we were travelling down to meet his cousins for some birthday activities, to visit Ikea and to look at some VW campervans. we had a bike ride planned too so it was going to be a busy weekend and...

Rhos-on-Sea 1

Wales Coast Path Run – Rhos on Sea to Rhyl

Coast Path Vital Stats Rhos on Sea to Rhyl Distance: 12.35 miles Elevation Gain Today: 72m Highest Elevation: 24m Time: 1:43:02 Av. Pace: 14:20 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 143bpm Max Heart Rate: 155bpm Calories: 1316 Totals to Date Total Distance: 408.83miles Total Time: 77:04:49 Total Elevation Gain: 10859 Total Calories: 38624 Distance to go: 487 miles It’s been...

Waiting at the end 2

Kayak Time Trial in Llyn Padarn

You know me, I always have a new project on the go! Recently I’ve patched up a very old surf ski that I have. I’ve been out for little jaunts on the estuary on it. The surf ski is old, it still takes on a little bit of water and its very unstable but I’ve been having...

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Archaeopteryx in Aberystwyth

Would you believe it, after all these years (150 million or so to be accurate!) Archaeopteryx is in Aberystwyth. Archaeopteryx, which had a 1m (3.2ft) wing span, is believed to be the link between prehistoric dinosaurs and the modern bird. It’s fossil, one of only 12 found is being displayed in the Old College from 14...

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Vegan Muffins

Hannah, one of the girls that is working with Anna at the moment is Vegan. She is always saying that she can’t find many vegan cake recipes as most cakes contain eggs. We get on well with her and wanted to treat her to some home made cakes so I decided to modify my Oaty Banana...

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Winter Speed Windsurf Session

Sorry for the lack of updates here lately but it’s just been the usual run of the mill stuff lately. Training, working, and running around as usual. We did spend a day at the weekend driving to Swansea and back to look at a van, but we didn’t like what we saw so didn’t buy it. Other...

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Dyfi Estuary Adventure

As it was a ‘rest day’ on Saturday I decided to head out for a little Dyfi Estuary adventure on my Surf Ski. High tide was around 1:30pm at Ynyslas and therefore around 2pm 6 miles further upstream at Glandyfi. Winds were fairly light and mainly southerly and the sun was out. The weather looked...