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Thursday, 3 April 2008

The Trials of Technology

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It was a stressful moment. A piece of paper was in the printer. The print button was pressed. The paper stubbornly refused to feed. Sheet af...

Stove and Pot Cosy Testing

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On Tuesday, Husband refused to weigh one of the pot cosies that he had made to compare with my previous effort at such a device. He opined t...
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Wednesday, 2 April 2008

A New Backpack - Part 1

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Disclaimer: Backpacks are very personal things. I fully appreciate that something that I don’t like is someone else’s ideal. So, please don’...
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Tuesday, 1 April 2008

LEJOG Prep

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Just a quick update: Countdown All being well (touching wood, fingers crossed and all that good stuff), at this point in two weeks time we’l...
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A Child In A Toy Shop

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When was the last time that you visited an outdoor retailer and were offered a cup of tea the moment that you entered? For me, that was in J...
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Monday, 31 March 2008

Wendy's Slippery Base

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One issue with Wendy that I don't think that I have before mentioned (because it's a very easily resolvable one) is that the materia...
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Sunday, 30 March 2008

A Bit After The Fact

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Still poring over maps, I just noticed something. Months ago I studied maps and the Scottish Hill Tracks book to come up with a route from t...
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Saturday, 29 March 2008

LEJOG Maps

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I’m sitting on the living room floor surrounded by maps. I thought that it was about time I checked all of the maps were in order and printe...
Friday, 28 March 2008

More Kit List Considerations

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A couple of days ago Lighthiker (Roman (not to be confused with Litehiker)) left some detailed comments on my kit list. I’ve considered them...
Thursday, 27 March 2008

Random Thoughts of the Day

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Dehydrated Risotto: It works! A couple of weeks ago I dehydrated three hearty servings of risotto. I had some misgivings in so doing. My on...
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Llynnau Cregennen

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In a display of unusual speed of getting ready, it was just before 8.30 when we left Barmouth and set out across Barmouth Bridge towards Mor...

Husband's Kit List

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In response to my Kit List, Litehiker asked whether I could also post Husband's kit list. Given that today Husband did his own catalogui...
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008

The lack of tea bags

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"Have you got any tea bags with you?" I said to Husband "No" he said. Pause. "Have you?" And so we realised th...
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

LEJOG Countdown

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Three weeks today!
Monday, 24 March 2008

LEJOG Packing List

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These days when we go out for a couple of days my pack weight, without food or water, is usually around the 5kg mark. Add water and food and...
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Walking Stats

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My walking log (which is a series of very simple spreadsheets and not the grand leather bound book that the word ‘log’ may suggest) tells me...
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Saturday, 22 March 2008

Express & Star

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Another day another newspaper appearance. The Wolverhampton Express & Star this time. The paper carries a photo of us in a rather ridicu...
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Back To The Chase

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What I really wanted to do this afternoon was sit on the sofa and read a trashy novel. Two other activities were nagging me. If I was to sta...
Friday, 21 March 2008

The Canal On My Right

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Noon today saw me and Husband indulging in some ridiculous poses in a playing field. A press photographer was directing those ridiculous pos...
Thursday, 20 March 2008

A Stroll and Mapyx Quo Maps

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The Stroll Leaving poorly Husband at home recuperating and taking his fill of day-time TV, I set out this morning with a very heavy pack and...
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