Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
With the temperatures about to tumble by the second half of the week it would have been rude not to make the most of the summer weather today. After a couple of days windsurfing in the crazy winds of the estuary it was back into much calmer estuarine waters. To Aberdyfi and Beyond There was...
Plans were afoot on Sunday for a bike ride with Colin. We were going to head north, along Tal-y-Llyn and then around to Tywyn and Aberdyfi before heading back home. However, wind was forecast as well so maybe I should go windsurfing instead. Sure enough, Sunday dawned bright and windy and I had to make...
It’s been blowing a hoolie here for the last few days thanks to our local Katabatic wind known as Ivor. That doesn’t seem to have stopped the dragonflies though and there have been quite a few in the garden. I’ve only ever had my phone with me when I’ve been out there so I haven’t...
Well, after a really good windsurf session on Friday and the promise of more of the same over the weekend, the wind never quite delivered. Isn’t that always the way? It teased me all weekend, picking up to just enough now and then, only to drop off again. A Hard Bike Ride I’ve learnt the...
It’s been another busy week at work this week trying to get everything ready for the return of the students. Working from home has been the norm for a while but I’m having to go into work more and more now. I guess easing myself back towards some sort of normal is a good thing....
Rather than wait for later in the day I thought I’d go for a windsurf first thing this morning. Always a good bet, just in case the wind drops. Having hoped to be out on my 5m sail and 85ltr wave board I took my 5.7m and larger 104ltr freeride board over with me as...
The cake that I made for Anna’s birthday is almost gone – that can only mean one thing – autumn is on its way and winter will soon follow. The cake was a chocolate cheesecake but it was a slightly odd cheesecake recipe. Not a problem as it came out more like a chocolate torte...
I almost missed the fact that it was a Bank Holiday weekend – lockdown has that effect on you I guess. I did of course have an active few days in what felt like it could indeed be the last throes of Summer. Biking, Running and Windsurfing. That sub-heading sums up Saturday for me. It...
With the arrival of my new iMac I thought it was a good opportunity to give my desk a bit of a tidy too. Not only that but I’ve treated myself to a new desk pad that works as a mouse mat. It even has LED lights around it which are quite funky! Migration of...
When I got carried away in the garden earlier in the month I removed an old pergola that I’d built. Being creatures of habit, rather than go with something else in its place, we decided to replace it with another quite similar structure. The pieces arrived on Monday so as soon as there was a...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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