Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
What a scorcher! It felt like summer yesterday and with Morgan off school and Anna having a day off work I decided to join them and we headed across to the beach first thing in the morning. Morgan and I headed off in the inflatable canoe whilst Anna sat on the beach relaxing and reading...
After the late spring onslaught it looks as though the weather may have settled down for a day or two. Summer officially started on June 1st and as I write this at 7:40am on June 2nd, it is already 15.2ºC out there, the sun is shining and there isn’t a puff of wind. Usually the latter fact...
I’ve just been sent some photos of me windsurfing the other day. It’s not very often that I get to see myself windsurfing as very few people like standing on the beach in typical windsurf conditions here – cold wet, grey and of course windy – with a camera. So it’s always good to see...
I’m doing well following the training regime set by my coach. I think I’ve even got used to the hilly runs that he has been setting me to do. The first one I did about a month ago was pretty tough, but since then I’ve been sticking with it and even increasing the distance a...
I haven’t posted a garden update here for a while. After the gorgeous early spring weather with plenty of sunshine, little rain and very warm temperatures things took a turn weather-wise. Very strong winds, rain and cold temperatures saw the garden suffering a little. As usual the plants coped OK for the first few days...
And here’s our second attempt. Obviously with more time, more patience and better battery charge in my camera we could improve on this. It was only meant to be a bit of fun and it kept Morgan occupied on a wet Bank Holiday Monday morning. Hope you like it.
I was trying to explain to Morgan how stop motion movies work and thought the best way to do it was to actually make one with him. Mind you, I’ve never made one before so it was a case of the blind leading the blind. We started off with a nice easy project, took the...
Springwatch starts tonight on the BBC. As mentioned elsewhere in this blog, this year (and for the next couple of years at least) they are coming live from Ynyshir RSPB Nature reserve in the Dyfi Valley, just up the road from us here in West Wales. It’s the perfect place for them with stunning scenery,...
It looks as though my next race is almost upon us – How did that happen so soon? I’ll be competing, or at least participating in the Brecon Triathlon next Saturday. I’m still easing myself back into the world of Triathlon so it’s only a sprint distance event and I’m supposed to be doing them...
Another day and another windsurf session. Nicely powered with my big wave board and 5m sail today. There were plenty of nice steep ramps about as well which inevitably led to some nice big jumps, and then sore knees. Mind you, I don’t think the 6 mile run along the coast path this morning helped...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Traws Eryri Day 2 – Dolgellau to Trawsfynydd
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
