Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I’ve just got back from an epic adventure in Costa Rica. Starting on the Pacific Coast, I hiked, biked, rafted and kayaked across the entire country to the Caribbean coast — and what a country it is. So, this is the first instalment of a mini-series of blog posts about my Costa Rican Coast to...
We made another quick trip over to the Isle of Man this weekend. I say “quick,” but I think we actually had an extra day compared to usual — which made a difference. This time we took the boat. In some ways it’s better: we have our own car, can take more with us, and everything feels...
Day 3 Loch Affric – Morvich Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 16.40 miles Elevation Gain Today: 448 m Highest Elevation: 350 m Total Time: 5:50:37 Moving Time: 5:01:06 Av. Pace: 21:22 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:22 mins/mile I slept OK in my tent again, though it took a while to drift off and...
Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 17.44 miles Elevation Gain Today: 582 m Highest Elevation: 319 m Total Time: 6:58:38 Moving Time: 5:18:06 Av. Pace: 24:01 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:14 mins/mile Day 2 – Cannich to Loch Affric The next day dawned with sunny spells, woodpeckers drumming in the woodlands and plenty of...
Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 1 Distance: 16.32 miles Elevation Gain Today: 629 m Highest Elevation: 269 m Total Time: 6:20:39 Moving Time: 5:03:16 Av. Pace: 23:19 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:35 mins/mile Day 1: Drumnadrochit to Cannich I’ve just got back from a lovely few days hiking and camping along the Affric Kintail Way...
We don’t have huge amounts of detail, but I thought it was time for an update on Morgan’s travels. Since leaving here and flying to Japan in October, he spent a month or so in Tokyo, getting to grips with the culture, the food, the shopping, travel, and the general day-to-day life in a new...
Island hopping in the Philippines is one of the best ways to explore this vast and diverse archipelago. From the busy streets of Manila to the turquoise lagoons of Palawan, El Nido and Coron, this travel series follows our Christmas island-hopping adventure by boat, kayak and snorkel, discovering remote beaches, dramatic limestone karst scenery and...
My attempts at eating again yesterday had backfired, and I was feeling a little unwell once more this morning — not quite what was needed on a long journey home, but it was what it was. The holiday had been a Much Better Adventures trip, so all transfers and internal flights had been arranged for us. The...
Christmas Days and Karst Adventures in Coron Merry Christmas! It was Christmas Day, and we were in the Philippines, staying at the very plush Bacau Bay Hotel in Coron, on the island of Busuanga. The staff wore Santa hats, Christmas carols played softly in the background, and the grounds and restaurants were strung with festive...
My upset stomach and headache really made themselves known today. Full-blown diarrhoea, a pounding head, nausea, and the beginnings of flu-like aches and pains all over — great. Just what I needed on the day we were heading off for an overnight, off-grid camp on a remote island with no facilities as part of an...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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