Loving my Small LED Departure Board

Loving the small LED departure board, that my friend Mark T, got me to cheer myself up! He really is a great friend, one of the best!

Right onto the broad it’s self. It does so much, real-time train information for every railway station in UK, Transport For London both bus and tube. Every bus stop in the UK! Yep, I did of course check the bus stop, just outside my house!

I would really recommand them! Want to know more? Then check out ukdepartureboards.co.uk.

Small LED Departure Board

Now done 48% of #walk1000miles – 2020

walk1000miles - 2020That’s me now done 48% of #walk1000miles. So 480.03 miles down and 519.97 miles left to go!

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

Please stay safe everyone!! xx

Week 16/2020 walks

Here is a mini run down of walks, I did during week 16 of 2020! These are based on using GPS in my watch. Not used steps, which some people use, they will always show a higher reading.

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine.

Longest walks:-

  1. South Witham > North Witham > Stainby > Buckminster > Sewstern > Thistleton – 13.01 miles
  2. South Witham, Lobthorpe, Castle Bytham and Morkery Wood – 9.12 miles
  3. South Witham, Stretton Wood and Thistleton #2020/01 – 9.01 miles

Weekly statistics:-

  • Total time: 18:09:29 (HH:MM:SS)
  • Max distance: 13.02 miles
  • Avg distance: 5.93 miles
  • Total miles: 53.39 miles

About time, I updated my about me page

Long, long overdue to update the about me section…. So far updated the music section… Which was so out of date. Think my music taste has got better over the years.

Before the update:-

  • Coldplay
  • Abba
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Barenaked Ladies
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Busted
  • Darren Hayes
  • David Gray
  • Delta Goodrem
  • Dido
  • Elton John
  • Embrace
  • Erasure
  • George Michael
  • Lily Allen
  • Macy Gray
  • Madonna
  • Mesh 29
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • R.E.M.
  • Razorlight
  • Robbie Williams
  • Roxette
  • Runrig
  • Savage Garden
  • Semisonic
  • Stereophonics
  • Texas
  • The Beatles
  • The Calling
  • The Divine Comedy
  • The Verve
  • The Wallflowers
  • Tina Turner
  • Toploader
  • Travis
  • Whitney Houston
  • Will Young

After the update:-

  • Abba
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Catfish and the Bottlemen
  • Depeche Mode
  • Elton John
  • Frank Turner
  • Jake Bugg
  • Jake Shears
  • Meat Loaf
  • MIKA
  • Mumford & Sons
  • One Direction
  • Passenger
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Prince
  • Queen
  • R.E.M.
  • Richard shcroft
  • Runrig
  • Savage Garden
  • Stereophonics
  • Texas
  • The Beach Boys
  • The Beatles
  • The Feeling
  • The Human League
  • The Sherocks
  • The Verve
  • The Wallflowers
  • Travis
  • Troye Sivan
  • Years & Years

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 18/04/2020

Race Across the World - 19-04-2020 - BT TV appRace Across the World (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 19th April 2020)

After a frantic race to make it to Ilha Grande, the teams set off for the next checkpoint in Mendoza, Western Argentina, but as the race enters its final phase, the depleted budgets begin to take their toll on the competitors. Emon and Jamiul are the first to set off, but disagree about the best route to take. Jen and Rob are the team with the most money remaining, but also have clashing priorities over how best to proceed. Jo and Sam look for jobs that include bed and board to save their money, while Dom and Lizzie hitch a ride and receive an unexpected invitation.

One Night in the Museum (BBC Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 8:00pm to 8:45pm Wednesday 22nd April 2020)

With no adults around to supervise them, three groups of children from different primary schools visit the Royal Armouries in Leeds at night.

Weatherman Walking (BBC 1 Wales/HD & BBC iPlayer only| 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Friday 24th April 2020)

Derek Brockway climbs the Nash Point lighthouse, a place he used to visit as a child. His coastal walk takes him along the `Jurassic” Glamorgan coastline. On the way he goes fossil hunting, searches for an elusive chough and learns the story of a pregnancy-testing frog. He begins his walk at St Donat’s Castle, once owned by newspaper magnate Sir Randolph Hearst, which became a party palace for the rich and famous, then heads for Dunraven Bay.

Walking Britain’s Lost Railways (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 24th April 2020)

Rob Bell explores the Waverley Route, which ran south from Edinburgh for 100 miles through the Scottish Borders to Carlisle, connecting with what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. After years of campaigning, the first stage of Rob’s journey is aboard the new Borders Railway, the longest railway to open in over a century. It follows part of the old Waverley Route, making fine use of the 170-year-old, 23-arch Newbattle Viaduct. Rob also pays a visit to one of Hawick’s surviving cashmere factories and discovers a First World War prisoner of war camp served by the railway.

Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 24th April 2020)

The actor enjoys a 10,000km journey along the Trans-Siberian Railway, a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. In Khabarovsk, Tony is met by the extraordinary sight of the River Amur, frozen solid. He’s invited to warm up over dinner with a group of locals who offer him a taste of their home-brewed vodka. Tony then re-joins the rails, learning about how Russia has changed since the days of communism. Further stops on his tour are Yekaterinburg, in the foothills of the Ural Mountains and Red Square in Moscow, before he heads west towards Finland’s capital city, Helsinki.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.

Now done 45% of #walk1000miles – 2020

walk1000miles - 2020That’s me now done 45% of #walk1000miles. So 458.41 miles down and 541.59 miles left to go!

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

Please stay safe everyone!! xx

Red Bull Home challenge ✅

Red Bull Home TrainerThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “Red Bull Home Trainer” challenge.

Please do check out my profile at 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!!!!

Middle of April 2020 most popular photos

Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during April 2020.

Number 1 (102 views) : 2XU P:1 Propel wetsuit
2XU P:1 Propel wetsuit

Number 2 (92 views) : 2XU P:1 Propel wetsuit
2XU P:1 Propel wetsuit

Number 3 (85 views) : adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket
adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

SOLOdarity Challenge ✅

SOLOdarityThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “SOLOdarity” challenge“.

Please do check out my profile at 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!!!!

Cyclist x dhb 100km Challenge ✅

Cyclist x dhb 100km ChallengeThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “Cyclist x dhb 100km Challenge“.

Please do check out my profile at 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!!!!