Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh believes the perfect lawn has become a guilty pleasure for most homeowners. However, maintaining an enviable lawn is a year round job. Although it’s not easy during the winter, all the effort is worth it come spring. With that, here are some of the things you need to do to...
Read more »Coast Path Vital Stats Ogmore-by-Sea to Port Talbot Distance: 19.22 miles Elevation Gain Today: 160m Highest Elevation: 37m Time: 3:03:44 Av. Pace: 9:34 mins/mile Calories: 1583 Totals to Date Total Distance: 736.01 miles Total Time: 135:51:23 Total Elevation Gain: 21575 Total Calories: 66824 Distance to go: 355 miles Another perfect day for running along the...
Read more »Phew, that was a busy day even by my standards. Saturday was pretty busy as it goes with various garden carpentry repairs but I did get to chill with a nice big curry in the evening. Surf Ski Session Sunday started early with a Surf Ski session from Ynyslas to Borth. It was a lovely...
Read more »Nothing seems to last long around here. Anything metal simply rusts away in no time and even wood seems to rot pretty quickly. To make matter worse, anything that isn’t 100% secure gets ripped to pieces by the wind so it’s not surprising that I always seem to be making repairs. The sheep invasions haven’t...
Read more »Coast Path Vital Stats Rhoose to Ogmore-by-Sea Distance: 17.33 miles Elevation Gain Today: 424m Highest Elevation: 47m Time: 3:06:57 Av. Pace: 10:47 mins/mile Calories: 1524 Totals to Date Total Distance: 716.79 miles Total Time: 132:47:39 Total Elevation Gain: 21415 Total Calories: 65241 Distance to go: 374 miles Another good day on the Wales Coast Path...
Read more »That was a quite a session. Rigged my 4.5m sail and little wave board but the conditions looked a little intimidating out there with some big messy surf, strong buffeting winds and driving rain. There wasn’t great visibility either with a dirty, brownish grey sky. On the water there was white-water everywhere and no sign...
Read more »That turned out to be a good day. After missing out on some fun yesterday as I was busy with work and other appointments I made up for it today. I was toying with the idea of continuing my Coast Path run but the weather didn’t look like much fun for most of the day...
Read more »After some catastrophic transport failure at the weekend it was time to splash out on a new vehicle to get my windsurfing kit to the beach. And look what a beauty I got! It’s ‘Lamborghini Yellow’ for a start. Handling should be great thanks to the dual-density moulded grips and with 110ltr capacity it should...
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Aquarium / Lifestyle / Running / Surf Ski, Kayaking and Canoeing / Swimming
8 Apr, 2019
