Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Costa Rica Jungle Camp After an OK night’s sleep in our Costa Rica jungle camp, I was of course first up while the camp was still dark. I headed up to the communal area and relaxed in one of the hammocks as the sun slowly rose. Hummingbirds hovered around the flowers, lizards skittered across the...
The Road to Rio Pacuare I slept a bit, but not much, so I was thankful for a fairly early start today and a quick breakfast in the hall before climbing back onto our bikes once again. We started with a pleasant ride along easy roads beside the Rio Pejivalle and then through endless sugar...
Early Morning Stroll After a fairly relaxing night at the Rio Perlas Resort, I was up early for a wander through the grounds. Oropendola birds could be heard and seen in the trees, and the vegetation was amazing. I checked out the pools, hot tubs, and little natural lake, simply strolling around marvelling at the...
Today was the day we tackled the Continental Divide, billed as the big day of our Costa Rica Coast to Coast adventure. All of the reviews and anecdotal stories suggested that the climb on the bike would be really tough. From what I’d heard, everyone had to get off and push at some stage as...
Ready for More Hiking and Biking Sleep didn’t come easily once again. The noise of the river, the rain on the tin roof, and the cicadas, frogs, and crickets was deafening. Everyone else managed to sleep of course, but I’m so used to complete silence that any noise becomes a distraction. I was therefore up...
I managed to sleep a little in the hotel in Quepos, but not much. Fortunately, I’m quite used to this and function pretty well on next to no sleep, so I felt fine. We started the day with a nice breakfast, and then I pfaffed about with my bike for a while as I’d brought...
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 used to try to maximise using as much of our own solar power as possible. It made sense at the time — run the washing machine, charge the battery, power the house and the car directly from solar, and avoid exporting it back to the grid for little or no return. But things have...
I don’t always get out for a walk at lunchtime, sometimes I don’t stop at all, but when I do, it feels worth it. With so little rain lately, the woodland paths have dried out enough to wander without worrying about ruining my shoes or traipsing mud back into the office. And with the bluebells...
I only work part-time, four days a week, with Fridays as my day off. It’s fairly easy, though, to accidentally get sucked into some work on a Friday, so it’s best to have a plan to get out of the house and do something. With the forecast looking like a cracker, I decided to make...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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