Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Guess what, the third day of our holiday dawned, cold wet and miserable again, although after breaksfast there was a brief respite from the rain so we went to Kenfig Dunes for a wander around the National Nature Reserve. It’s kind of a home from home as we live amongst the dunes of Ynyslas but...
The first day of our holiday and like the rest of the week it dawned cold, wet and miserable. We therefore headed off to Cardiff and ‘Techniquest’, a kids science museum. It was really good with loads of hands on displays and lots of interesting and fun things for Morgan and for me and Anna....
I wasn’t expecting any wind this weekend really, so I went for a little run in the morning – more on ‘why’ I did this in a forthcoming post! I then went for a little cycle around Ynyslas with Morgan and after lunch Anna and Morgan fell asleep on the sofa’s and I was surprised...
On my way home from Conwy at the weekend I stopped off at Penmachno for a ride around the trails there. I hadn’t been here for over a year and had fond memories of it from last time so was looking forward to it. This was helped by the fact that it was a lovely...
The first ever trip to Llandegla for an Ystwyth-MTB end of month ride and it was a roaring success. There were only three of us from Ystwyth-MTB, Dave, John and myself, but we met up with the Bristol contingent of Jay, Brad, Matt, Beale and Woody in the car park and were already looking forward...
Just a nice photo of a Wooded Knoll in the Dyfi Valley with snow-capped hills behind. Taken from the Ynsyhir RSPB reserve on Sunday.
Only one month to go until the Mawddach Goldrush so I thought I’d better get some longer rides in. That was the plan for Saturday, but the surf was going off so I had to go for a surf at Ynyslas first. The surf turned out to be pretty much as good as it gets...
We had a good Ystwyth-MTB end of month ride today, even if I was the only person from Ystwyth MTB club. We had planned to meet at the Bryngwm car park for 10am, so I set off from Aberystwyth at around 8:45 with Dave and John just behind me. The journey there was just as...
The temperatures here by the coast are nothing as extreme as those experienced inland. The sea has a moderating effect keeping us cooler in the summer months and much warmer in the winter. So, the temperatures we’re getting at the coast seem almost tropical compared to those recorded inland here in Wales. However, the Borth...
I haven’t been out on my bike for ages. There are various reasons for this, my full-suspension bike has had various mechanical issues that I’m still solving, my car won’t start and I haven’t had the time. So, it was nice to finally get out for an off-road ride yesterday, and the snow-covered landscape made...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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