Category Archives: Turf

Throughout the Turf blog pages I’ve been posting my progress on medals achieved and ranks gained and thought it would be useful to bring them all together on a single page as an overview. Perhaps also to show just what … Continue reading →

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 →

This page lists my TvT or Turfer verses Turfer collection, turfers I’ve taken at least one zone from, also known as turfer uniques, starting 21st December 2020. There are no medals but it can an interesting challenge. Note that turf … 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 →

Oh, my goodness, the power of a new turf zone appearing close to home. How amazing that such a small event can have so immediate an impact. This is the power of FTT and that burning desire to be first … Continue reading →

Here in the Turf Blog section of Planet Gary, I want to share some of my turfing adventures, taking you with me while I’m out exploring town and country in search of turf zones, for points, for medals and simply … Continue reading →

Now, forget for a moment that you have any knowledge of turfing, difficult I know, but please try. Then imagine the scene you see before you. You come across a cyclist, fully togged head to toe in waterproofs, baggy trousers, … Continue reading →

It’s always pleasing to see one of your zone suggestions appearing on the turf map and even more pleasing when the Wizards of Turf go with your suggestion for the name of the zone as well. The zone in question … Continue reading →