Archives for January 2022

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Afternoon Run: Stepper Point Loop

Run around stepper point

Not to be outdone by yesterday, I tried a gentle trot around the headland and Stepper Point.

Run around stepper point

Run around stepper point

Run around stepper point

Run around stepper point

Back for high tide and the last chocolatine at the cafe.

A slow 10.5k and yes, I should have had a rest day.

Making a mess again

Making a mess again

Does this remind anyone else of the early days at George Street?

Morning Run: Little Petherick Loop

Morning run: Little Petherick Loop

Padstow to Little Petherick and back with an almost loop.

Morning run: Little Petherick Loop

The out-leg was along the Saints Way (Forth an Syns)

Morning run: Little Petherick Loop

The back-leg on the other side of Little Petherick Creek.

Morning run: Little Petherick Loop

Past the Jubilee memorial (for Viccy, not Liz)

Morning run: Little Petherick Loop

Morning run: Little Petherick Loop

9km and yes, it was muddy. Very muddy.

Sand Bank

Sandbank

Missing the ferry

Missing the ferry

Jo Jo's

Jo Jo's Kitchen

Bacon and egg baps and the best opening times.

Pontoon

Pontoon

Remember

Bag to remember

I wasn't going to forget the bag again with a hint like this!

Milk, butter and fast food

But I did forget the milk and butter.

The Game

Mud

Wallingford Town vs Cholsey in the cup. It went to pens.

And Relax…

Chilling

What better way to chill after an amazing curry thought Ewok.

The Photographer

Photog

Chip

Chip

Happy Birthday Mum!

Mum at Sidmouth

Birthday

Become a community scientist

Coast Snaps

Recording coastal erosion at Sidmouth.

Sun streaks

One day it'll all be like this (and who will be laughing at Kevin Costner then?).

Cooking in Padstow

Dinner

One pan meals. Sorted. You can do two-pan meals if you're up for some multi-threaded pan swapping.

Working from Padstow

Working from home

Working from the future spare bedroom in Padstow.

Working from home

With texture out of the window.

Ewok & the sand

Ewok

Yogi loves the beach, it's slowly growing on Ewok.

Beach Walk

Yogi

Afternoon beach walk with the boys.

Reflecting Pool

Ewok wasn't keen on posing by the reflection pool.

Tyre

Padstow is vying with St Ives as the Northern Cornwall place for modern sculpture to be seen. Yogi weed on it.

Ewok found a stick

Ewok found a stick. It was a slow walk home.

Working from the harbour

Working from the harbour

Sunny break, working from the harbour wall with a coffee from Stein's.

A Dog Stroll

Boat

Out for a stretch.

Dismount

Why?

Why? Do we ask drivers to stop and push their cars?

Have BMW

Pavement BMW

Have BMW. Will park on pavements.

Charging

Charge

29% to 100% in ~1h32m. Long enough for a short run and a work call. Sorted.

Goodnight Padstow

Goodnight Padstow

Things you find in houses

House Finds

A damp wall behind fake tiles. Probably not helped by the kitchen sink draining into the wall for X months.

House Finds

Wood panelling behind woodchip wallpaper.

House Finds

The inside end wall hiding behind some hardboard.

Learnt lots from Caroline's visit.

Downhill

Downhill

The downhill end of a run. Heading home from a nearly-5k.

Morning Padstow Chilly

Morning

Chilly? There was frost on the benches down by the harbour.

Morning Padstow

Morning Padstow

Morning Padstow

Morning Padstow

Padstow Walk

Padstow Walk

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The boys and I were up before the rest of the dog walkers for a morning stretch to Hawkers Cove and back. I'd planned to do the loop, but Ewok, and then Yogi, had other ideas. Apparently, Ewok isn't as sprightly as he was, and hurdling the local stone-built styles was a small ask too far. Next time we'll take the beach route and wade through the marsh.

Little houses

Up at the clumps

Up the clumps

Up at the clumps

Up at the clumps

Up at the clumps

Morning Coffee Reading

Morning Coffee Reading

Morning Coffee Reading

Yes, two days running (and there you were thinking I'd broken my one coffee a day rule).

Waiting

Waiting

All that is missing is a beer. Or two.

Pasta Man

f does pasta

Dawn to Dusk

Foggy

A foggy dawn.

Dusk

And a glowing dusk.

Wet Miserable Saturday

Yogi

Yogi

Frosty Stare

Staring

I was late back from work and the boys were wondering about dinner. Hence the stares.

Frosty Post

Frosty Post

Waiting at the gate