Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It’s only 6:15am on Saturday and it’s already been a busy weekend full of entomology. Bees After finishing work on Friday Morgan and I headed home. Anna is on the Isle of Man so it was just the two of us again. The skies were overcast but the winds had at least died so it was...
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...
The Phormium in the garden is going mad. Loads of massive flower spikes all reaching into the air like little rockets about to explode into flower.
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...
Rather than training for and competing in Triathlons this year I’m out to have some fun. Trying lots of new things, giving stuff a go and seeing if I can improve in some of it. With that in mind and the fact that I’ve been having fun paddling around Borth, Ynyslas and Aberdovey on my...
Our time at Acorn Wood Campsite came to an end. The plan was to stop off in the Peak District on the way home. I had arranged a dinner at a pub called the Crag Inn in the middle of the Peaks and had been given permission to camp in the pub car park overnight....
After a day in Brigg at the Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon, we headed back to our quiet little campsite and chilled in the sunshine. My legs weren’t working properly thanks to the efforts earlier in the day but I was able to head off into Burton upon Stanton with Morgan in search of a geocache. The...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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