Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Saturday was the day of the Agricultural Show in Aberystwyth. When I was little we always went to the show each year (I’m not sure why) but I think I used to enjoy them, so since the weather was so nice and Alan had a days mountain biking planned, Morgan and I decided to go...
It has been a long standing joke in our family that until I was quite old I didn’t realise that Arboretums are where you go to look at trees, I always thought it was where you go to looks at ducks! There is some reasoning behind all of this in that the arboretum on the...
Finding the perfect camera can be a nightmare, but I’ve now come to the conclusion that there isn’t one camera that suits all circumstances. Which, of course, means that it is time to buy another camera! Well, you can’t have too many gadgets can you! I know it wasn’t that long ago that I bought...
I can’t believe this weather. Yet another beautiful sunny day yesterday. In a way we had hoped for some wind as it was the Boardwise Windsurf Demo weekend in Aberdyfi, but as there wasn’t a breath we decided against driving all the way around just to look at some expensive boards that we can’t afford....
We had another nice little BBQ in the garden last night. 3rd (or is it the 4th) already this year, which in this part of thw world is usually as many as you can manage in a whole year thanks to the weather. In fact we had none last year. Lets hope the summer continues...
Although it was the Boardwise Demo weekend at Aberdyfi, there was no hint of wind so after taking Morgan swimming in the morning I met Steve and Darren (Bad Excuse for a Sailor or BEFS) at Coed y brenin for a MTB ride. It was a warm, sunny day and the car park looked quite...
The Dyfi Valley has joined the ranks of world-famous sites including Mount Olympus in Greece and Ayres Rock in Australia as the first biosphere in Wales. Biosphere reserves are sites recognised by UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – which demonstrate successful approaches to conservation and sustainable development. There are 553 Biosphere...
Thanks to the fact that I have a lovely and very understanding wife (does that earn me some more brownie points?) I was able to get out for a MTB ride on Sunday. Rather than head to the usual trails around here I headed north for a ride under the mighty trees of Coed y...
Uh oh… This won’t be a pretty sight. As part of the Square Festival’s events this year they are going to try to break the world skinny dip record with festival-goers invited to contribute to setting the record for the most people skinny dipping in the same place at the same time. Don’t go to...
My lab tests for the ‘Supine exercise and the power-duration relationship’ study continue. The second test on Monday was a very similar format to the first test except that I was lying down whilst cycling rather than in the usual position. It did make it harder and I didn’t last as long. The position is...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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