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Jul 28, 2024: We pushed our distance to 1700m today which was comfortable. The sea was flat calm. We did our first bay crossing and then back again. The sea …
Jul 21, 2024: This weeks swim was a bit different. We decided to do a swim around the Rousse area so we went from the slip to Secret Beach and back. 1250m total. …
Jul 14, 2024: The sea was flat calm and low this morning. A summery stillness in the air. Perfect for a swift 1100m. The sea temperature was 17.2°C. Where was this? …
Jul 7, 2024: We did about 1000m in the chop today. The weather went a bit grey when we got out. The sea temperature was 16.6°C. Where was this? 49.4478,-2.5303
Jun 25, 2024: It’s not often I get out at lunch for a swim, but with the stifling air in the office, it was hard to say no today. We popped down to Rousse and did a …
Jun 21, 2024: We celebrated the summer solstice with a swim at sunrise. The skies were clear and the sea flat calm. Other than a 4:15 alarm, this was a great start …
Jun 20, 2024: Yes, there’s a slight gap in the timeline here. I’ve been trying to get something working on another edition, which has resulted in a number of posts …
Apr 12, 2024: From the archives series With the photo library project slowly progressing and many other projects creeping along, I figured I might as well post the odd image that crops up …
Sep 23, 2023: Just getting over a cold so taking it easy with a 36 km group ride on Zwift today. Would like to get back in the sea tomorrow.
Sep 17, 2023: Low tide now. Great for a rummage around in the beach.
Sep 17, 2023: Another day, another swim! The tide was high, and the thunder had stopped. Went in for a 1200m swim. The water is warm now, but I suspect it will cool …
Sep 16, 2023: I entered and completed my first Zwift Insider Mini Series today. I’m in a low category at the moment, but I was pleased with my 17th position out of …
Sep 16, 2023: The morning started off a little rainy but it soon dried up. Managed to get in for a swim at least. Habit building is the hardest part of fitness for …
Sep 15, 2023: Hello world? I bet no one has thought to put that there before. That should give some idea about how entertaining this microblog will be :-)
Jul 20, 2021: Drone photography It’s been a few years since I started flying drones and working towards gaining a commercial license. With the lack of time I have for personal …
Jun 15, 2021: The Solarcan Some years ago I funded a project on Kickstarter for an interesting product called “Solarcan“. In essence, it is a beer can with a sheet of …
Feb 1, 2021: The library project has started Contrary to common theories about the likelihood of this mammoth task getting underway, I can report that after a couple of hours working on my photo …
Jan 23, 2021: A new project It’s been a while (*ahem) but I’ve finally run the numerous outstanding updates on this site as I try to get ready for a project that I’ve been …
Jun 27, 2017: Just look at us In just one photo, we see just how insignificant we are and just how much we can achieve. It is a picture of Earth through the rings of Saturn, 1.4 …
Jun 15, 2017: DJI Mavic and Phantom 4 Pro go rowing Mark and I headed out with our drones (DJI Mavic Pro and DJI Phantom 4 Pro) to capture some photos and video of a Guernsey Rowing Club race in Havelet …
Aug 25, 2016: 3D Modelling with Onshape I recently signed up to Onshape so that I could have a play with 3D modelling but there wasn’t anything I needed/wanted to make and so I didn’t …
Apr 19, 2016: The Remains It’s been quite a while since I last posted any news or photos so I figured I’d fill the void a bit with this amazingly textured image. It shows the …
Jul 12, 2015: Coast to Coast, 200 Miles in 3 days My goodness. The next time I’ve had a few ales and I’m asked if I fancy racing 200 miles across the UK I must remember to say no…. …