Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Coast Path Vital Stats Manorbier to Stackpole Quay Distance: 6.69 miles Elevation Gain Today: 420m Highest Elevation: 74m Time: 1:24:27 Av. Pace: 12:38 mins/mile Calories: 869 Totals to Date Total Distance: 899.82 miles Total Time: 168:37:02 Total Elevation Gain: 26423 Total Calories: 84393 Distance to go: 185 miles After a night at Trefloyne Hall and...
Anna and I have been enjoying the occasional fine-dining experience over the years. Michelin starred delights at Ynyshir Hall, a romantic weekend at Palé Hall and a family meet up at The Great House in Bridgend. We’ve decided I need some support from Anna to continue with my Coast Path Run so thought it would...
Coast Path Vital Stats Tenby to Manorbier Distance: 8.80 miles Elevation Gain Today: 437m Highest Elevation: 86m Time: 1:48:45 Av. Pace: 12:21 mins/mile Calories: 1150 Totals to Date Total Distance: 893.13 miles Total Time: 167:12:35 Total Elevation Gain: 26003 Total Calories: 83524 Distance to go: 199 miles This was my first time back out on...
Coast Path Continuum When I started my Coast Path (and Offa’s Dyke) run way back in 2016 I never expected it to take quite so long. I knew it would be a bit of an undertaking, that was afterall the whole point. However, I didn’t think I would still be doing it now. It seems...
Having not been out in the big wide world that much since my heart attack it was time to change that. So, on Friday I started with a little walk up Plynlimon. Plynlimon Plynlimon in the Cambrian Mountains is never that much of an inspiring hill. It’s a big dome that barely has a noticeable...
No doubt you have seen the various news reports of the massive volcano that erupted near Tonga over the weekend. The eruption was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years. Dramatic images from space captured the eruption in real time, as a huge plume of ash, gas and steam...
Scuba Diving The main reason for the trip away at the weekend was for Morgan to do the confined water parts of his PADI Open Water Diver qualification. We had been trying to do this for a while, but coronavirus, GCSE exams and a heart attack all got in the way of our plans. Trips...
Morgan and I have just got back a long weekend away which was a good excuse to test out our new Hyundai Kona EV on a longer drive. At about 500 miles in total we were going to have to rely on the UK’s charging infrastructure. We weren’t too worried about it, despite the various...
As much of the world has transitioned online in light of the pandemic, many remote towns have found themselves literally and virtually cut off due to poor internet connectivity. In fact, according to ZDNet, almost 40% of homes in rural and remote areas globally do not have access to the internet at all. The United Nation’s...
Well, we’re 10 days into 2022 and I’ve yet to write a blog post. New Years is usually quiet for us, but this is ridiculous! There just hasn’t really been anything exciting happening. New Year The New year was a quiet one for us. Anna and I went for a stroll around Furnace a couple...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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