Monthly Archive: February 2018

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Snowy Garden

Just a few photos of the garden and the golf course in the snow.

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Surf Skiing in the Snow

That was a nice way to start the day. 0ºC and light snow as it got light, but virtually no wind and just a small swell on the sea. I had a surf ski training session planned so headed over to the beach as the snowfall intensified. Wearing just a 3/2mm wetsuit seemed a little...

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Offa’s Dyke Path Run – Llanymynech to Montgomery

Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Llanymynech to Montgomery Distance: 21.04 miles Elevation Gain Today: 569m Highest Elevation: 459m Time: 3:55:20 Av. Pace: 11:11mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 120bpm Max Heart Rate: 140bpm Calories: 1635 Totals to Date Total Distance: 531.05 miles Total Time: 99:27:56 Total Elevation Gain: 15291 Total Calories: 49541 Distance to go: 97 miles Another day on the...

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Winter @ Ynyslas

It may be the depths of winter. It may be cold. It may we grey, damp and miserable. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun here at Ynyslas. Surf Skiing to Borth and back. Surf skiing in the waves. The first after work, sunset windsurf session of the year too. Near freezing temperatures and dark...

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Late Winter in the Garden

I don’t want to say that there are signs of Spring in the garden yet – It’s still a little early for that and it is looking quite wintry out there still but, there are some signs of late winter garden life. The birds are singing, there are blackbirds, robins and a little wren hopping around....