Category Archives: Turf

Now fully refueled, but with tired legs from kick scooting 13 miles, and with all 26 zones dotted along the Loch Leven Heritage Trail in the bag, I now wanted to collect the 20 zones in the town of Kinross. … Continue reading →

This wasn’t my first visit to Loch Leven, a national nature reserve located beside Kinross in the Kingdom of Fife (most people would say Fife, but Fifers* say the Kingdom of Fife). I’d been here before once with my wife … Continue reading →

While looking at the turf map, there seemed to be a lack of people out turfing this weekend, then I realised it the Easter holidays and people may be elsewhere. You tend to forget about holidays when you retire as … Continue reading →

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? I suspect most people never give it a moment’s thought. However, I mustn’t be most people because that’s what I was doing while turfing Gorebridge this morning. You know, when you … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks I’ve found my turfing has become, dare I say it, rather boring, somewhat monotonous and simply a chore to be done. I’ve found myself cycling round the zones in Bonnyrigg, Eskbank and Dalkeith, almost in … Continue reading →

Back on the No 140 bus again today, along with my wife Cathryn, turf name ChoccyMuffin, as we head down to Musselburgh for a spot of turfing. The journey took less than 25 minutes and we were delighted to find … Continue reading →

With the chance of good fat-biking snow rapidly receding as we work our way through April, it seems sensible to transform Pugsley from full winter fat bike mode to light semi-fat summer mode. This simply involves swapping the big fat … Continue reading →

Before we get started, did everyone enjoy attempting “The First of April” medal yesterday? If not, you’ve been very foolish and will have to wait until next year. Well, that’s us onto April already. Seems like only three months since … Continue reading →

It is my greatest privilege to be able to announce, a little in advance it must be said, a special one-day-a-year-only turfing medal to the turfers of the world. This medal is only available between 12:00 midnight on the 1st … Continue reading →