Category Archives: Turf

Today was the perfect day for turfing at the coast. The weather was cold and windy, but also bright and sunny, I had the car at my disposal and desperately needed some time to myself following my father passing away … Continue reading →

Things have been rather challenging these past few weeks and turfing has had to take a back seat due to family matters. My poor old dad passed away on the 12th January in the Margaret Kerr Unit at the Borders … Continue reading →

Until recently there was 35 zones in my local patch of Bonnyrigg, and I’d spent a lot of time working out an efficient route round them all, something which was very useful for my attempt at the Darkest Ninja medal. … Continue reading →

Cramond Island, Edinburgh. Located a mile off the coast from Cramond village, this neat little tidal island has a long history of human occupation. Early occupiers of the island would likely have been the Romans – they had a large … Continue reading →

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 →