Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
We had a lovely Mountain Bike ride last night and it was nice to see a number of new faces on the ride as well. We met at our usual spot near to Angler’s Retreat. As well as myself, there was Pete, who is now a regular rider having started riding with us last year,...
What a scorcher! It felt like summer yesterday and with Morgan off school and Anna having a day off work I decided to join them and we headed across to the beach first thing in the morning. Morgan and I headed off in the inflatable canoe whilst Anna sat on the beach relaxing and reading...
I’ve just been sent some photos of me windsurfing the other day. It’s not very often that I get to see myself windsurfing as very few people like standing on the beach in typical windsurf conditions here – cold wet, grey and of course windy – with a camera. So it’s always good to see...
I’m doing well following the training regime set by my coach. I think I’ve even got used to the hilly runs that he has been setting me to do. The first one I did about a month ago was pretty tough, but since then I’ve been sticking with it and even increasing the distance a...
It looks as though my next race is almost upon us – How did that happen so soon? I’ll be competing, or at least participating in the Brecon Triathlon next Saturday. I’m still easing myself back into the world of Triathlon so it’s only a sprint distance event and I’m supposed to be doing them...
Another day and another windsurf session. Nicely powered with my big wave board and 5m sail today. There were plenty of nice steep ramps about as well which inevitably led to some nice big jumps, and then sore knees. Mind you, I don’t think the 6 mile run along the coast path this morning helped...
For some reason many people find it odd that I use a wheelbarrow to get to the beach. In fact some people don’t even believe it, but it’s true. It’s actually the easiest (and cheapest) way to transport my kit to the beach and means that I can go from sitting at my desk working...
Another day and another windsurf. Here are a few clips of just a few of the people who were out on the water yesterday. Me doing the filming, Steve and Tom windsurfing, Snoozer (Neal) kitesurfing.
What a session, blue skies, decent wind and lots of waves. I was well powered with my 5m sail and Naish Hybrid Freewave, a fun combination that led to a perfect windsurf session here at Ynyslas. Tom came you too so it was just the two of us and lots of jumps, gybes and playing...
Came across this today – Playmobil stopmotion surfing…..simply awesome!
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