I'm working on it .
Summer weather thread 2024
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I'm working on it .
Well me and the pup have been out today. But there were periods of rain!
That was pitch black! Only the phone amd pup could see anything!
Creepy as F, below is from Outside. It's a tunnel built in 1860s!
The landscape always looks more extreme up your way, i have Cornwall's 2 highest places walkable from the house but getting up Rough Tor and Brown Willy is pretty much done without breaking a sweat, family's park up in the free NT car park and stroll up, not that i am complaining just an observation.
think i may get in the ocean today, poor to fair but hey ho
Yeah once you get into the beacons or further north you get some nice rapid altitude changes.
Although snowdonia and North Wales is even more exciting, we do have a lot of trees down this way.
Planning to get out on my mtb after lunch today. Wish had 3 day weekends when do 2 adventure things in 2 days.
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Day is going to plan, saving my energy for a surf , flask of tea to hydrate first.
This is Living,.........
You get better waves down your way though! That's for sure!
So hard to know what to pack. Need waterproofs but when sun comes out it's fairly hot too!
if only i could sell rain,
just dress like the postmen, they are out in our naff climate all day and have it worked out.
Shorts that dry very quickly, gore-tex shoes and lightweight waterproof top with hood.
just dress like the postmen, they are out in our naff climate all day and have it worked out.
Shorts that dry very quickly, gore-tex shoes and lightweight waterproof top with hood.
No goretex trail trainers at the moment for me. It's not quite wet enough.
But I had some nice paper thin leggings on so don't feel the wet. And shorts on top. Just incase it gets too warm for the leggings.
Then have my arc'teryx windshell and rain jacket for showers.
My day pack has enough room for all combos of that.
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Yeah have to say my shorts I took were more "rugged" and wouldn't have been nice in the rain. I do need some more options for that.
Weather didn't look bad enough for waterproof trousers as they are a faff to on-off-on-off.
And it has to be proper solid rain or cold for my goretex shoes. As they are warmer than non. Even though they are "breathable"
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The guy who taught me some intermediate skills does a weekend up there https://bodyboard-holidays.com/destinations/united-kingdom/wales/. The Portugal one looks absolutely amazing I mean Geoff Hubbard as a tutor, that's off the scale
The conditions they get in Portugal are insane. That's where they do the world records isn't it?
Yeah Nazaré ,ok to watch but I will pass on that one ! I've done sw France and that's pretty full on as well
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Had a lovely sunny walk with the dogs earlier but looking grey and gloomy again.
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All this heavy rain had yesterday along with the wind has made my eyes very sore with puffy eyelids. Can only open them a bit. Been taking Olopatadine eye drops (prescribed by GP) twice daily and Hylo Forte eye drops and still not doing much. Even putting cold flannel over eyes hasn’t done much.
Also taken anti histamine
Also taken anti histamine
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The only advantage of this weather is that training this morning wasn't too hot.
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16c and beautiful sunshine here today. Have dried my laundry outside and had a couple of hours of walking.
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Lovely day sunny and very warm indeed when the sun's on you but jesus the wind its been blowing for days now piles of (green) leavees everywhere ripped off the trees put in a lot of plants recently they're getting battered to buggery