Llangollen Canal
After a leisurely early morning, we drove past flooded fields to the town of Llangollen. The plan for today was… Park Car Grab some dinner Canal boat trip to Pontcysyllte…
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Gwlyb a Gwyntog
Gwlyb a gwyntog? It’s Welsh for wet and windy. But why in Welsh? Because, we are having a few day’s break in North Wales. We arrived last night after a…
Sunrise over Middleton
Up nice and early – earlier than I had planned but I had a busy day ahead of me. Breakfasted, kitted up and out of the front door by half…
Walk v Run
If I had forgotten about last night’s run, my legs reminded me of it today.Now my legs can propel me along for hours without complaint but an hour’s worth of…
A Green Bit
UPS Update After, twice, promising to deliver my new Garmin watch to where I work instead of to my home address, UPS finally delivered said item – to my home…
U.P.S. me off
Only slightly related to walking but I like a good moan… As regular readers may know, I ordered a new GPS watch (Garmin Forerunner 230) last week. I had an…
Wet Winter Walkies
Out of the front door at 7:45 into the rain. I started with my Goretex jacket but after a mile or so, I was getting a little warm; the rain…
Thursday
Half way through my night shift and it was time for a walk. I’d transferred my stuff from my old rucksack to the new and strapped this on for my…
Endomondo v Garmin Connect
Since 2010, June 7th to be exact, I have recorded all my workouts (runs, walks, swims, gym, whatever) using the online tracking service, endomondo. Apart from a short period of…
Ultra Olmo – First Impressions
I managed the ‘usual’ 4 miles at work this morning before going home to my bed. I also received a text saying that my package would be delivered between 11:11…