Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
The days are pretty short at the moment here so I had to rush to fit everything in today. I was up early to sort out the laundry and do some chores and then do an hour or so of work on the computer whilst I waited for first light. Once there was some light...
It may be cold and wintry out there, but that doesn’t stop me windsurfing. Well, to be honest it did a little on Monday and then on Tuesday my back was aching so I didn’t get out either, but I made up for that yesterday with a nice session, well powered up in 30-40 knots...
Autumn is here with a vengeance and Saturday looked set to be another windy day. The third in a row that I had chance to windsurf and with it being a weekend there would be plenty of other people out on the water as well. I’d arranged with Steve to meet at around 10:30 so...
Friday was apretty windy one with winds in the 30-40 knot range for much of the day. Perfect for me as a windsurfer, so after a 5am start and sveral hours work I had a lovely session on the seafront. I’m glad I didn’t wait for Snoozer to turn up on the beach as the...
We haven’t really been up to much lately. It’s that lull between Halloween and Christmas so not much is happpening. We’ve been buying presents but I can’t mention those for fear of giving the game away. We’ve avoided the funfair in Aberystwyth this year. Morgan keeps asking if he can go but we can’t really...
It was a lovely day on Saturday so after doing some gardening and digging out bags and bags of compost from the compost bins we decided to head over for a family walk along the beach. However, as we walked through the groynes I was greeted by perfect peeling surf and some pretty decent sized...
Sunday was a busy one for me. My training schedule had me down to do a swim and a run, but the tri club were meeting for a road bike ride as well, and Steve was heading this way in order to go windsurfing… Would I be able to fit it all in? In the end...
I’ve just got back from a little windsurf session in the estuary. The wind was OK, just enough for my big wave board and 5m sail, but it was a little gusty which isn’t surprising for an ESE wind. The direction also wasn’t ideal for sailing in the channels so with a rapdily ebbing tide...
I thought I’d take my little waterproof camera out for a swim with us today to get some shots of us playing around in the sea. It was a grey day with an offshore wind and a small wave breaking – perfect conditions for swimming in the flat, calm waters of Clarach Bay. I met...
I’ve just got back from a nice little sea swim in Clarach Bay with Graham and Sharon. It was a little chilly to start with but the sea was calm so the conditions were good for swimming. We swam across the bay and back and then Sharon got out as her back was hurting. Graham...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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