Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Just a quick note to say that I’m in the process of building a little website aimed at promoting the ‘sport’ of geocaching in the Aberystwyth area. Aber-cachers.co.uk will be a comminuty site where local and visiting geocachers can plan trips, ask for advice and generally get to know each other. As well as covering...
It seems like ages ago that Anna and I first met… I guess it is quite a while, but one of the first places we went together was Dolgoch Falls. Under slightly strange circumstances we met a group of ‘hippies’ there for a party around a camp fire and slept out under the stars. It...
I managed to convince Alan that it was far too cold last weekend to go running about in the middle of nowhere looking for a plastic box of tat (otherwise known as geocaching!) so we went out for a family lunch instead. The big decision is always where to get nice food that is also...
What a perfect day here. First up windsurfing in the estuary at Ynyslas with decent 25-35 knot winds and the sun shining and then a lovely walk in the hills near Plynlimon. The road up there is pretty scary at the best of time, but as I got towards the top there was loads of...
As Anna has said elsewhere our holiday plans have taken shape. The cottage and B&B are booked as is the ferry…. I just hope it is a little calmer than this! [youtube l6TAGK86WfE]
We’ve had a pretty wet and windy spell here in West Wales recently. There have been quite few days with wind gusts exceeding 50 knots, but so far the winter has been pretty mild. Temperatures have been above average and I can’t remember when we last had a frost. It even looked as though spring...
The recreation ranger from the Forestry Commission has given me permission to hide some new geocaches so I’ve hidden them and published the cache logs at geocaching.com. They form the Watery Wales series which is a series of caches on the banks of lakes and streams in the Welsh Hills. Most are pretty easy to...
Well, it looks like we will definately be going now. I’ve booked a B&B on Arran for 2 nights and a cottage for us all in Port Charlotte on Islay. Mingulay B&B looks nice and friendly and I’m sure we’ll update you when we come back. The cottage on Islay looks perfect for what we...
It never rains it pours… First I had a big swim last week after snapping a mast and had to ditch my boom at sea to get back in. On Saturday Steve trashed a sail whilst windsurfing at Borth and today my mast extension snapped leaving me with yet another big swim back to the...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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