I love my small record collection and my Audio Technica LP120 USBHC Turntable. The full list can be here!
Okehampton to Perranporth 8 years on
This time 8 years ago, I would have been cycling between Okehampton to Perranporth, the second last day of the End to End cycle! A distance of 75.17 miles.
I will leave you will a map of the route and some photos…
Vlog: Don’t worry, I am not about to get ran over…
Don’t worry, I am not about to get ran over… A52 Grantham Southern Relief Road is still not open!! Chatting about doing the End to End cycle again in 2019, hoping that Nick will join me. Plus lot’s of other stuff. Watch to find out…
That was a great 42 mile cycle
That sure was a great 42.46 mile cycle! So in other words, one of the longest ones I’ve done in wee while! Really do need to try to get at least one 60+ mile cycle in before the year is out!
You can check out the route, I took over at www.strava.com/activities/1146652992.
I will leave you with some photos from the cycle…
UK TV programmes to watch this week : 19/08/2017
Casualty (BBC 1/HD | 8:45pm to 9:35pm | Saturday 19th August 2017)
As some of the team head to France to help aid efforts at a refugee camp, their experiences leave lasting impressions. At the ED, Connie’s world is rocked by sudden news.
Easyjet: Inside the Cockpit (itv/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 21st August 2017)
Documentary series following new recruits as they train to become pilots for easyJet. In this episode, newly qualified 20-year-old Ryan Clyde has his first landing in Paris, in the dark and with passengers on board. One passenger has never flown before and is extremely nervous. Cadet Sophie is now back in the UK, learning how to deal with G-force, and the trainee captains take a jaunt to France to show off their experience to seven more trainees.
The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes (more4 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 22nd August 2017)
In this final episode of the series, as the busiest event of the year fast approaches, there’s a staffing crisis at Tan Hill Inn, Britain’s highest pub. At Muncaster Castle in the Lakes, the library ceiling needs urgent repair work, including intricate gold-leaf design. Lake Warden Martin Dodgson patrols Windermere, England’s largest natural lake. And as the start of the climbing season approaches, Zac Poulton and fellow adventurer Mick Allen complete safety checks on the Shepherd’s Crag rock face in Barrowdale.
Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 23rd August 2017)
Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Off the coast of Bridlington, a kayaker has been missing for an hour and only the crews’ tidal knowledge can track him down. A crew member on his first shout races to a dinghy capsize to find a man losing consciousness in the water. And when a fishing trawler sinks off the coast of the Shetland Islands, the fishermen and RNLI crew aboard must swim for their lives.
Lego Masters (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 24th August 2017)
The hunt is on for the UK and Ireland’s best Lego builders, as some of the country’s most skilled brick fanatics do battle to be crowned Lego Masters. In the first episode, 48 pairs are whittled down to just eight final teams through a series of challenges. Next, the eight teams must create a spectacular brick banquet, including an impressive chair that not only looks the part, but also strong enough for presenter Melvin Odoom. The teams must also make at least one supersized masterpiece for the banquet table. The results include a crispy aromatic duck and prawn toast, a hog roast, and a gravity-defying cuppa. Judging the models is a man who knows a thing or two about bricks, The LEGO Group’s Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design. Joining Matthew this time is structural engineer Roma Agrawal, who will be looking at how the seats sit up under scrutiny. Two teams must be eliminated. Who will tower above their opponents, and who will come tumbling down under the pressure?
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.
Vinyl: Live For The Moment, by The Sherlocks
FreeSports is coming to Freesat
Some great news, if like myself you don’t believe in pay TV! FreeSports is joining Freesat at some point this August or September, and it will appear on channel 252.
More information can be found over at www.a516digital.com/2017/08/freesport-confirms-freesat-details.html.
Four million steps since 06/10/2016
That’s me now done 4,001,797 steps, since 6th October 2016! But still not got a new badge on the Garmin Connect website!
If I, have to hit 5 million steps, to get my next one, I will not best be pleased!
Red Bull Million Mile Commute Challenge, DONE!
That’s me just added another Strava Challenge to my Trophy Case. This time added the Red Bull Million Mile Commute.
Please do check out my profile @ www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine and better still follow me. Oh and do remember, if it’s not on Strava, it did not happen! FACT!!!!
#NationalRelaxationDay, 26 mile cycle!
Since it’s #NationalRelaxationDay, I of course had to go for a mini cycle, only did 26 miles. But that’s better than nothing at all!
Check out the route I took at www.strava.com/activities/1134857818.