Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Much of the weekend was spent creating what will hopefully become a little woodland thanks to a whole load of free trees. Well, it’ll be more of an unruly hedge than a woodland if we’re honest. Free Trees Thanks to the Make Room for Nature scheme run by the Woodlands Trust Cymru we had 40...
It should not be a difficult decision to go on a staycation with family. You need a break from work, and so does your family. However, you have too many things to deal with, and having a staycation is not a priority. If you finally decide to go on a trip, these tips will help...
I’ve had a busy week this week thanks to a visit to the Low Carbon Agriculture Show in Warwickshire. That probably means Anna had a busy week too as I as away. Although, maybe it results in some peace and quiet for her really! As far as Morgan is concerned then it probably made no...
It’s been a while since I’ve had a weekend that felt fairly packed with activities. It wasn’t quite up to my standards of old and it was all fairly chilled but it was still a good one. Anna probably got some peace and quiet too while I was out! Although the people I’d been out...
With wind forecast for Wednesday, I arranged my working week around having enough time to get out on the water. Steve was going to join me but I heard news last night that he’d fallen off his mountain bike and had broken his arm. I think he’s OK and will be back at it soon,...
I’m not quite brave enough to use my new Insta360 X3 camera whilst white-water kayaking yet. It doesn’t feel quite as robust as my old GoPro, it’s new, it’s expensive and the lenses look quite vulnerable. The main reason is the fact that I spend far too much time upside down, swimming and generally doing...
Seeing as my Insta360 camera mount didn’t quite work as hoped on my Surf Ski I wanted to try something different. Saturday dawned somewhat sunny with light winds and barely any surf. The perfect conditions to try something out! This time I thought I’d try wearing my Insta360 Back bar mount that worked so well...
After paddling on Friday and Sunday, it seemed silly not to have a quick one on Monday too. The weaves were mellow, there was the odd bit of sunshine and the winds were light. I wanted to try out my Insta360 camera on the surf ski. Unfortunately, the mount that I hoped would prove successful...
Before the offer to paddle the Ystwyth with Joe and Imi on Friday, I’d put my name down to help out in North Wales. Chris Brain, an instructor was assessing someone for a kayak leader qualification and needed some guinea pigs to be ‘led’. I seemed to fit the bill. I’m a relative newbie that...
After a nice paddle on the River Ystwyth on Friday I had a restful afternoon. Saturday, therefore, required some exercise. I started it with a bit of a slog on the Turbo Trainer. Nothing too crazy, just a gradual ramp up to close to 200W where I sat for 45 minutes or so. It may...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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