Monthly Archives: March 2021

The plan this morning was to take zones in the eastern areas of Midlothian, heading into Newtongrange and the so-called untamed bad lands of the estates of Mayfield and Easthouses, and if I manage, by the will of the Almighty, … Continue reading →

Out and about just before 5.00 am this morning to take a few zones locally in Bonnyrigg, Eskbank and Dalkieth, grabbing more points for the team challenge. However, before setting out some minor bicycle maintenance was required. My front lights … Continue reading →

On or about the 5th of March 2021, a flurry of new zones appeared on the Roslin to Shawfair cycle way, situated to the south of Edinburgh, and the interesting thing about these zones is that there’s a nice concentrated … Continue reading →

When writing the post, Turf and Weather, it brought to my mind the topic of safety while turfing. As keen turfers, we may find ourselves out turfing at any time of day or night, in all weathers and during all … Continue reading →

It was when out turfing last evening that the topic of weather came to the forefront of my mind. It was windy last evening, not the worst I’ve been out in with gusts only up to 50 mph or so. … Continue reading →

Heading out on the Ogre this morning at 4:00 am, the air was still and everything quiet and serene, everything apart from two male blackbirds having a barney over territory, or possibly females, as is the way, and as the … Continue reading →

First day of Turf round #129 and the Scotland – Skåne Turf Challenge. Wasn’t sure what was going to happen today but it turned out to be just another day on the bike taking zones and collecting points. Started on … Continue reading →

Having had my eye on the Ghost Minute medal since I first heard about it, just before bed last night I decided to make a determined effort to add it to the medal collection. The first problem was getting up … Continue reading →

Browsing through the various Turf medals on offer, there was one that caught my eye, the Revisitor. This medal is awarded for revisiting at least 50 zones within 5 days. Now, this might not seem a great deal but actually … Continue reading →