Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
More beach fun after school at Borth. New Flip Flops, New Surf Ski, New Paddles, Super Sunny Beach, Crazy Warm Waters. If only all Tuesdays were like this. A little more practice on my ski. It’s still very wobbly and still difficult to remount. My chest still hurts too though. Maybe a couple of sessions...
Just how many ways can we fall off a surf ski? More ways than there are to stay on one it would seem. The weather has been gorgeous though so despite my chest issues I couldn’t resist getting out on the water for a while. Especially as Morgan wanted to be in the sea as well....
New Surf Ski I collected my new Surf Ski today whilst dropping Anna off at the airport in Birmingham. I’m pleased to say that it matches the camper nicely! Although I’m sure it will look a little battered and less new fairly soon. I played around with the new roof rack attachments from Whispbar when...
With the imminent collection of a new surf ski, I realised that the trestles I’d built to store our canoe and my old surf ski on weren’t going to be sufficient. Time to get my tools out and build some new canoe and kayak storage. Canoe and Kayak Storage I was a little hindered by...
If you’ve read my recent post about kayaking at Llyn Geirionydd in Snowdonia you’ll know about my dilemma as far as surf ski vs K1 kayak is concerned. Surf Ski vs K1 Kayak I couldn’t quite decide if I should get a K1 kayak for out and out speed or a surf ski for more versatility....
Strong winds – 30-40 knots WNW Big(ish) Waves – 3-4 foot messy surf Sunshine New sail – 5m Gun Transwave New Harness – Gun Trion An Hour or so to spare All adds up to big fun and sore ribs! All felt fine with the new kit and I was well powered up and flying...
It would have been nice to continue my Coast Path Run on Saturday, but the Colwyn Bay Blast had finished my legs off for the day so there was to be none of that running malarkey. I’d been invited to join the Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers on Sunday though for a kayaking session at Llyn Geirionydd in...
Just a few photos that I’ve found of myself from the Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon at the weekend. These were posted to Facebook by various people. Thankfully there are none of me on the run as I was looking quite a state by then!
When three sports isn’t enough what do you do? The Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon of course! My first ever quadrathlon and a bit of a mixed bag for me. All good fun though and that was the whole idea. My First Quadrathlon You may have noticed a lack of posts about triathlon training lately. Fewer than...
The forecast for the weekend wasn’t great, butt summer seems to have stayed with us and I’ve been making the most of it! Nothing new there! Gravel Pits Friday evening was spent at the gravel pits in Cwm Rheidol with Aber Kayakers and the the Scouts. The all got on really well with their kayaking and...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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