Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I had a day’s annual leave on Wednesday so that Rhys and I could head into the hills of North Wales for a walk. It had been windy enough for windsurfing the day before and the wind showed no signs of easing today either, but that wasn’t about to stop us! Anna had taken a...
Autumn is here and I’ve just got back from a nice windsurf session courtesy of some autumnal winds. It’s definitely beginning to feel a little cooler out there and the conditions are feeling less like summer, despite the sunshine. The winds were dead Westerly. So, my initial plan had been to wait until around 1:30pm...
Well, it wasn’t the best of sessions on Tuesday afternoon, but the sun was shining, and it looked windy so I gave it a go. I started with my 5m sail and smaller wave board but there was nowhere near enough wind. I therefore rigged the 5.7m sail and larger freestyle wave board, but by...
Having been out of action for a week or so thanks to a cold that went to my chest, I was dying to get out in the fresh air doing something exciting. I went for a short run on Sunday that was slow and quite a struggle but it didn’t set me back at all...
I know some of you (you know who you are!) will ridicule me for this, but I came across a cool website the other day called lighterpack.com. It’s not that clever really, as all it does is allow you to create a list of items and their weights and it works out how much your...
I had another quick pop into the hills yesterday to try out some kit. It was only a short walk/run and not far from home. Having looked down on the Dyfi Valley from Tarren Hendre on Monday, I was again looking down on it, this time from the opposite side whilst on top of Foel...
With a few bits of new kit and the OMM looming on the horizon, I decided to make the most of my Bank Holiday afternoon and head out into the hills. It wasn’t a particularly exciting day weather wise with grey skies, light winds and the possibility of drizzle on the hilltops. It was 1pm...
Well, I commented yesterday that you can’t beat an early morning swim before a day at work. Maybe I was wrong, because an early morning windsurf in perfect conditions before work is equally as good, probably better! 30-35 knots with sunny skies and warm temperatures. A little bit of chop at this side of the...
You can’t beat an early morning open water swim before work, no matter what the weather. But when it’s a perfect sunny summer morning there really isn’t anything better. Especially when you swim the length of Aberystwyth and then head off below the cliffs to Clarach. It’s made even better by the stunning walk back...
I’ve just realised that I haven’t blogged for a while and haven’t posted to say that I went windsurfing at the weekend. So, I had a decent windsurf session here at Ynyslas on Saturday. Steve came down for the day and we spent the morning blasting about in some big seas and a decent SW...
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