Category Archives: Turf

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 →

Inspired by both the daily turfing assignments of Kalender Turf 2021 and the many turf medals that can be achieved, I’ve decided to create a few of my own turf challenges. If anyone wants to try some, and simply as … Continue reading →

Yesterday, along with around 528 other dedicated turfers, I reached a Daily-5 milestone, I’d taken five zones every day for 90 days straight and I’m now the proud owner of the Daily-90 medal. Hasn’t gone at all too badly, just … Continue reading →

With the start of another new round, #138, time for a quick Planet Gary review of my efforts during the previous round, #137. In the Scottish group I’ve managed to finish in 27/364 turfers with 185,297 points which I cannot … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking at various additional forms of transport for turfing, including a Swifty folding kick scooter and a Brompton folding bicycle. Both have some merit as they can be carried on public transport but … Continue reading →

09.41 am precisely. Cockpen Brixwold Bank bus stop, Bonnyrigg. I’m waiting for the No 31 bus to arrive. Yes, making use of my cherished National Entitlement Card (NEC), aka bus pass, and off into the Big City again. Why, for … Continue reading →

Too many zones, too many choices, so much to do, that’s the problem and most days are the same, now that I’ve retired. In fact, keeping track of the exact day of the week now requires some effort, with my … Continue reading →