A Prickly Visitor
Look who we’ve had visiting our garden. It’s the first time we’ve seen a hedgehog here but we’ve now seen it a couple of times this past week or so. I’m not sure what it’s doing out in the daylight though.
Author: Alan Cole
OVO Energy Women’s TOur
I had a slightly different day at work on Friday. Rather than the usual day in the office and labs at the University it was off to Builth Wells for a schools outreach day at the OVO Energy Women’s Tour. It did mean that Marco and I had an early start and a drive through...
We’ve Successfully Mated
Don’t get too excited, I’m not talking about Anna and I, I’m talking about our bees. We’ve always had trouble getting newly emerged queens to mate. We perform an artificial swarm as the perceived wisdom dictates, but for some reason the queen that emerges from the queen cell never seems to be able to start...
Summer for a Day
The weather wasn’t great last week. There was quite a bit of rain most days as far as I remember and it was chilly too. The sun did come out now and then so I managed a windsurf in the sunshine on Saturday afternoon despite the fact that the morning was pretty wet. Riding in...
Windsurfing to Borth
A lovely days windsurfing was had on Saturday afternoon. I waited until he sun came out and that was the right choice. Ended up nicely powered with a 5m sail and big 104 ltr board for some flat out blasts up and down the beach, I even sailed all the way down to Borth at...
Colwyn Bay Blast Photos
As promised, here are a few more photos from the Colwyn Bay Blast. There are lots more in various albums on the Bay Blast Facebook Page but those below are the ones that contain me!
Colwyn Bay Blast
The third year in a row for me and the 5th Colwyn Bay Blast and it was bigger and better than ever. With 70 paddlers it was the biggest field yet. It was also a Team GB selection race so many of the newcomers were very fast looking indeed having travelled up from Surf Life-saving...
Visiting Spain with Your Family
Spain is a very family-friendly destination. The food is very diverse, which means there’s always something to satisfy the fussiest of palates. The range of different accommodation is vast, and there are a wide variety of attractions to suit all ages. Enjoying a holiday in Spain isn’t too much of a challenge as long as...
Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon World Championships
This was the big race in many peoples Quadrathlon Calendar. It wasn’t just a World Cup race, but the actual World Championships so the field was stacked and many of the top Quadrathletes were there and fighting fit. It would be fast up at the pointy end! I wouldn’t be troubling that end of the...
Quad Camp Day 7 – Snowdon’s South Ridge
Things were winding down for the Quadrathlon Camp by now. Most people had headed home yesterday so I was doing my own thing. The campsite was horribly busy now as well. I suppose it was the weekend and we had just had a week of glorious weather. My early morning trip to the toilet and...
