It was raining heavily this morning, the birds were splashing in the bird bath and munching on peanuts, and it felt like a perfectly lazy day. I went back to bed. An hour later, I noticed the sky had turned blue...

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Cooking, Letterboxing | | 9 Comments »
4 Images | letterbox hunting, recipe | Lakeland Letterboxes

A very unusual adventure for us--a quiet weekend at home!

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Cooking, DIY Projects, Gardening, Nature, Orienteering | | 8 Comments »
3 Images | cakes, frog

The weather didn't look so great on Sunday morning when we eventually got out of bed. The 'A' Team at Grange were off to Black Crag, but we thought the rain was imminent, so we chose a very unusual activity for us - a walk...

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Letterboxing | | 4 Comments »
1 Image | letterbox hunting | Lakeland Letterboxes

On our rainy day I spotted a Lundy Letterboxing clue pack in the shop ... a way to turn a wet day getting bored and festering in the hut into an outdoor, all-weather, adventure...

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Fun, Letterboxing | | 16 Comments »
2 Images | letterbox hunting, treasure hunt

The climbers of this blog are relatively impressed by a 2 hour run, this post is about real mountain running. This weekend was a real test of the limits...

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Mountain Marathon, Orienteering | | 9 Comments »
7 Images | guinea pigs

A busy weekend!

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Orienteering, Running | 2 Comments »
1 Image | cakes, fell race

As my contract comes to an end this Friday, we were forced to use up my final 3 days of holiday and so we decided to go to Ireland and partake in a spot of walking...

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Orienteering, Walking | | | 5 Comments »
5 Images | cakes

This weekend was the British Orienteering Championships. The slight inconvenience was the destination: Culbin near Inverness...

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Orienteering, Skiing | | 2 Comments »
4 Images | cakes, club