Monthly Archives: June 2021

Around 4.00 pm yesterday, my efforts of the day were rewarded with the Restless medal – taking at least one zone every hour for 12 hours. At that time, I also had in mind the Insomnia medal – taking at … Continue reading →

Since completing the challenging Greed-250 medal the other day, the burning question on my mind was which medal to go for next? And it was actually fellow turfer Hodge who, indirectly, helped me with the decision. On checking into the … Continue reading →

If you’re fed up turfing along busy bustling city streets, dodging belligerent buses, avoiding taxing taxis and feel the need to take some zones in a pleasant, quiet woodland setting, what better place to visit than the grounds and policies … Continue reading →

The Greed-250 medal, where you control at least 250 zones at the one time, was the next medal on my turf medal to-do list that I wanted to achieve. However, while it’s not all that difficult to actually take 250 … Continue reading →

Having failed dismally to find unique zone NorthEskPath, near Rosslyn Castle, the other night, I decided to return during daylight and try for a second time. I knew roughly where the path was I wanted to follow and was confident … Continue reading →

With the Darkest Ninja medal – taking 30 zones between the wee small hours of 2.00 am and 3.00 am – finally, and with no little amount of effort, ticked off the turf medal to-do list, I now needed to … Continue reading →

With a couple of hours’ free turf-time, I grabbed the Swifty Air kick scooter from the shed and set off for Dalkeith Country Park – my targets for the morning, two uniques zones I wanted to tick off the list, … Continue reading →

My turf thoughts have been looking at the Darkest Ninja medal, taking 30 zones between the un-godly hours of 2.00 am and 3.00 am, for some time, but my attempts have been thwarted for various reasons. However, everything was set … Continue reading →

For my next night turfing session this fine evening/early morning, I had in mind a route starting from Springfield mill down in Polton, following the path upstream on the north side of the River North Esk to Roslin Glen, and … Continue reading →