Category Archives: Turf

Task No. 3, 3rd December 2023, and another task from the Turf Scotland Advent Calendar 2023 is now complete. This one was called Turf Trek and goes as follows: Easy Option Captains log, star date: 77387.4 The Romulan Empire has … Continue reading →

2nd December 2023 and it’s time for Task No. 2 of the Turf Scotland Advent Calendar 2023. This one is called Turfing Bad and was inspired by the titles of TV series Breaking Bad. The challenge requires you to build … Continue reading →

It’s Friday the 1st of December and the first ever Turf Scotland Advent Calendar 2023 is now underway. The first task looks easy enough, though I’m wondering just why I ever came up with the idea in the first place … Continue reading →

Bicycles can be so disheartening sometimes. You have a plan, to change your bike tyres to your chunky winter tyres, then to head out turfing and take all those off-road zones dotted about your local patch. However, soon things start … Continue reading →

On Planet Gary there are two unofficial turf medals, the 2 in 1 and the 3 in 1, where you would try to take either two zones or three zones in less than one minute or 60 seconds. Now, I’ve … Continue reading →

A touch of trepidation this morning as I walked out to the shed. Was out hunting Unique zones yesterday, one was called KeepItLevel on the Pencaitland Railway Path, the other was called WasThatRude, located on a very rough, wet and … Continue reading →

You know, when I’m out turfing with the Harley Quinn single speed bike, I always think this is great, the best ride ever and tell myself I should ride this bike more often. Then I take out the Surly Pugsley … Continue reading →

Unique hunting again today, just the one and that one involved quite a considerable amount of effect to reach. The zone in question is OldCampWood, one of the most elevated and exposed in Midlothian, out with the Pentland Hills, at … Continue reading →

Met a man walking his dog the other day while out turfing down at Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith. We got to talking about collecting and he recalled how he used to “collect” railway locomotive numbers. Standing at freezing cold railway stations … Continue reading →