Category Archives: Turf

Dalkeith Country Park, or DCP for short, located to the north-east of Dalkeith town centre offers up a good dozen well-spaced zones, plus one other isolated zone I’ve added due to its close vicinity, and because it was sad and … Continue reading →

Gosford Bay, East Lothian, my destination for the day. I’m here to bag the small handful of uniques that have been lying there for some time, all doing their best to annoy me into taking them. Just looks untidy having … Continue reading →

When I came up with the idea of the Ghost Minute and Grail unofficial medals series, I created them so that it would be possible to combine the two medals at the same time. So, if you are at a … Continue reading →

I needed some O’s today. No, not garden hose. Not panty hose either. Letter O’s, for zones that start with the letter O. Not many of those about here in Midlothian, a right bugger when you are planning a turf … Continue reading →

My first ever Turf event, TurfEmbra09, took place on Saturday 29th October in the Craiglockhart, Comiston, Greenbank and Oxgangs areas of Edinburgh. The event was planned by the famous Kingslayer and ran from 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm. Myself and … Continue reading →

Just like my Turf Progress page where I list all my official turf medal achievements, it seemed a good idea to follow suit with a separate list showing progress so far for my unofficial Planet Gary turf medals. Unofficial Medals … Continue reading →

Occasionally, after a session turfing on the bicycle or kick scooter, Mr Aching Back returns to remind me that I’m not 17-years old anymore and should take more care of myself. One solution to Mr Aching Back is a nice … Continue reading →

At first glance, turfing 26 zones starting with the letter A and finishing with the letter Z, would be a simple and easy task to accomplish. And while I had some minor reservations in the back of my mind at … Continue reading →

The other day while out turf-walking, a passing cyclist stopped and asked me if I’d heard his bicycle bell okay. He was concerned that people might not hear him approaching. I agreed that yes, it was just fine, loud and … Continue reading →