Category Archives: Turf

Sunday 2nd January 2022 After the excitement of New Year, both Cathryn and myself felt in need of some exercise and fresh air, so opted for a trip to East Linton for some turfing. Our plan was to walk up … Continue reading →

Thursday 30th December It was going to be a day of, what I sometimes refer to as, fuzzy turfing, in other terms, turfing new zones I’ve not taken before. The fuzzy part refers to all the wasted time finding those … 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 →

Okay, let’s get this over with right at the start. The above image is one of my Christmas presents from my darling wife Cathryn, the other being my Swifty One folding kick scooter. Apparently, and the entire family find this … Continue reading →

Sunday 28th November saw the start of a longer fun event in the turfing world, Kalender Turf 2021. Participants are given, by email and through social media, a turf assignment, to be completed the following day. Being new to this … Continue reading →

It’s been a full year to the day since I became a turfer, took my first ever zone, Pittendreich, gained my first ever 185 points and joined an amazing group of like-minded crazy people from all over Scotland, the UK … Continue reading →

If you are a dedicated visitor to Planet Gary, and I’m sure you will have read all the pages and know everything about Planet Gary, you will be aware that I have in my care, or should that perhaps be … Continue reading →

I have decided today, after spending three hours on the Swifty Air kick scooter, merrily kick scooting around Haddington, that a Swifty kick scooter is much more fun than riding a bicycle. Okay, it’s a good bit slower, takes more … Continue reading →

” Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterpurf. Her five-year mission: To create strange, new zones; To seek out new life and recruit new turfers; To boldly turf where no turfer has turfed before…” Captain’s … Continue reading →