Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I’ve had a cold all week. It was brewing last weekend while kayaking and walking in the hills but it got a little worse after that. I’ve been good, putting all ‘training’ on hold and have done nothing other than sit at my computer working. It never got really bad so no time off was...
There weren’t many photos of me in my recent post about our scramble along the Nantlle Ridge. That’s because when I took photos they were of the scenery or of Rhys. I’ve not had some photos from Rhys’s camera which had a few of me, so here they are.
After paddling a new river on Sunday, I had planned to walk a new ridge on Monday. I’d been a little under the weather with a cold on Sunday, the kayaking didn’t really help matters but it had been fairly relaxed so I don’t think it did any harm. I was still full of cold...
Sunday was the last of the Aber Kayakers winter ‘White-Water Development’ day trips. There was at least some water in the rivers this time but only a few of us were available to paddle. Ro, Callum, John and myself therefore met in Aberystwyth and headed out to a new river for me, the Upper Wye....
This windsurfing malarky is not only frustrating but expensive too. Wednesday afternoon was sunny and windy so arrangements were made with Lawrence for an afternoon session. He had to travel down from home so I was out on the water before he got there. It didn’t seem that windy on the beach but it’s always...
My new surfboard is proving it’s worth. I was half expecting there to be no surf for ages having treated myself to a new board, but that hasn’t been the case. I’ve therefore managed to get out on it a couple of time already. The first time was a little short-lived as I snapped my...
I know it seems like I’m always buying new toys, but I’m not really! Take my surfboards for instance. The last time I bought a new surfboard was last century. I can’t even remember exactly when because ‘blogging’ hadn’t been invented then so there’s no record of it on this weblog! It must have been...
Coast Path Vital Stats Milford Haven to Dale Distance: 10.28 miles Elevation Gain Today: 368m Highest Elevation: 52m Time: 1:43:34 Av. Pace: 10:05 mins/mile Calories: 1167 Totals to Date Total Distance: 956.16 miles Total Time: 177:17:42 Total Elevation Gain: 28541 Total Calories: 90662 Distance to go: 140 miles I managed to get back out on...
The surf has been pretty good here these last few days. I need a new surfboard though – a surfboard suitable for a middle-aged man rather than the teenager boards that I’ve currently got. Don’t worry, one will be winging its way towards me soon. In the meantime I didn’t miss out too much as...
Capturing the thrill and excitement of windsurfing can be challenging, but with the rise of action cameras, it has become easier than ever to record your sessions on the water. I’ve had a GoPro for many years. I got my first one back in 2010 when they released the first HD version of the camera....
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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