Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Day 2 of our adventure hiking through the Balkans dawned somewhat damp. It had been raining overnight and had gotten a little heavier as the morning dawned. We were at around 1850 m of elevation in Montenegro camping on a lovely meadow with views out over the mountains – not that you would know it...
Our trip to Canada to visit Morgan was cancelled due to the fact that Morgan decided to come home much earlier than anticipated. Part of the trip was going to include a trek for Morgan and I along the Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island. This too was cancelled. So, with annual leave already...
I got kind of excited by the release of satellite messaging on the latest iPhones and iOS. It’s a good safety feature that allowed me to send a location update and more importantly send an SOS message should I need to, even when I didn’t have any mobile reception. It’s free and seemed to work...
Having recently completed a circumnavigation of Wales on foot I decided I needed a new project to have on the back-burner. When I first set out on my journey to conquer the Wales Coast Path, I was fit, relatively young, and had the luxury of dedicating a day each week to it. But as life...
Given my busy week at work, I decided to make the most of Friday by getting out and doing something active. A walk in the hills with an overnight camp sounded fun, but I didn’t want to drive too far. So, I checked out the local hills. Instead of revisiting familiar spots, I used SummitBag...
After a long day travelling from the UK to Thessaloniki and then to Litochoro and finally Prionia, Rhys and I were ready to start our ascent of Mount Olympus. At 2918 m Mount Olympus, part of the Olympus massif, is the highest mountain in Greece. It sits within the Olympus National Park which encompasses an...
Coast Path Vital Stats Cemaes Head to Gwbert Distance: 9.67 miles Elevation Gain Today: 282m Highest Elevation: 127m Time: 3:03:12 Av. Pace: 18:57 mins/mile Calories: 813 Totals to Date Total Distance: 1075.97 miles Total Time: 212:34:46 Total Elevation Gain: 34856m Total Calories: 104453 Distance to go: 31 miles After a decent night’s sleep I awoke...
Coast Path Vital Stats Dinas Island to Cemaes Head Distance: 17.31 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1031m Highest Elevation: 174m Time: 5:39:05 Av. Pace: 19:36 mins/mile Calories: 2173 Totals to Date Total Distance: 1066.30 miles Total Time: 209:31:34 Total Elevation Gain: 34574m Total Calories: 103640 Distance to go: 41 miles After a decent night at camp,...
Coast Path Vital Stats Pwll Deri to Dinas Island Distance: 20.68 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1149m Highest Elevation: 141m Time: 6:45:12 Av. Pace: 19:36 mins/mile Calories: 2273 Totals to Date Total Distance: 1048.99 miles Total Time: 203:52:29 Total Elevation Gain: 33543m Total Calories: 101467 Distance to go: 58 miles After aborting my Coast Path run...
With the weather looking good I decided to head off for a hike and wild camp on Sunday. The plan was to bag a few summits that I hadn’t been to before, find a nice little camp spot miles from anywhere and camp out for the night. I’d then walk up a couple of other...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales
Backbreaking but Beautiful: Nuttall Bagging in North Wales
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
