Author Archives: Gary

A very good day yesterday, 93 zones taken along the Roslin to Shawfair loop, adding almost 18,000 points and a bunch of Round uniques as well. And best of all, no blocking or ghosting, at least that I noticed while … Continue reading →

Blocking and ghosting, perhaps two of the most annoying aspects in the Game of Turf. But first, what actually are blocking and ghosting? Let’s look at the term blocking first. The official Turf Wiki gives us the following definition: “A … Continue reading →

Today I decided I’m desperately in need a change of turf scenery. Zones Skeltiemuir, DobbysSock, PeacocksBeard, Wishart, FreeKick, Slytherin and many more, all local Bonnyrigg zones buzzing through my turf addled brain as I sleep. I find myself in a … Continue reading →

Some local turfing today, this time with my darling wife and turfer Cathryn, aka ChoccyMuffin. We spent a few hours turfing Rosewell and Bonnyrigg, taking around 60 zones. The aim was to allow Choccy to take the zones first with … Continue reading →

In the TURF Ultimate Region Fight 2024, after two weeks, Team Scotland is sitting in 4th place with 47 points with Team Västmanland and Team Norrbotten both in the lead with a healthy 62 points each. With three weeks of … Continue reading →

In Game of Thrones, often expressed by enthusiasts as G.O.T., which coincidentally also stands for Game of Turf, they have a saying “winter is coming”. Well, the other morning saw the weak sunlight glistening on a thin covering of frost … Continue reading →

Well, that’s a week into the TURF Ultimate Region Fight 2024 and I find myself totally lost on where I’ve been turfing, when I was there and how many times I’m been there as well. Even wondering what day of … Continue reading →

Back out turfing in the rain again yesterday, and a few more observations to make. First one is that annoying phenomenon when the mobile phone screen gets wet and the turf man icon gets a life of its own and … Continue reading →

That’s Scotland for you. One day dull, dreich, drizzly and depressing. The next day, glorious azure blue skies with puffy clouds and bright sunshine. Almost perfect turfing/cycling weather, though an east wind keeping the temperature on the cool side. Ideal … Continue reading →