Monthly Archives: February 2026

Thoughts today turn to the topic of route planning and how to find the most efficient route between a bunch of zones. Many turfers will have a local patch, a collection of zones near their home that they take regularly … Continue reading →

When finally, after many moons, picnic lunches, aching legs and the many hazards of city centre cycling, I completed the 140 zones in alphabetical order challenge of the Edinburgh Roon mission, I said thank goodness that’s finished and I’m never … Continue reading →

This pages lists all the zones I was fortunate enough to be First To Take, or FTT for short. This means I was the first person to take a new zone soon after it was created, before any other turfer. … Continue reading →

So, here I am looking forward to a day at the East Lothian coast for a spot of turfing, I’ve collected the car from the garage following an MOT (passed with only a sidelight bulb required), full service and front … Continue reading →