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Tag: memorable

  • Dan points to Edinburgh Castle in the distance

    Found GC7B9AF Edinburgh's Other Castle

    This checkin to GC7B9AF Edinburgh's Other Castle reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My partner fleeblewidget and I have been cycling around Scotland as part of celebrations of the twelfth anniversary of us becoming a couple (a relationship that started in Edinburgh). On the way, we've been cherry-picking some of …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC7B9AF
    • 1 comment
    • posted 26 June, 2019
  • Dan and Robin atop Ben Nevis

    Ending on a High

    Dan marks the New Year by climbing Ben Nevis.

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    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 3 January, 2019
  • Ruin of Halamanning Engine House

    Found GC1EA55 Halamanning Engine House

    This checkin to GC1EA55 Halamanning Engine House reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Following yesterday's Challenge Robin adventure during which I sent my partner's brother on an extended treasure trail covering London and Penzance, we decided to have a more-relaxed day today with a gentle hike to a few geocaches …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC1EA55
    • posted 11 November, 2018
  • Found GCGNNT We Would Like To Thank...

    This checkin to GCGNNT We Would Like To Thank... reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. In hindsight, visiting this cache might have been a mistake as a storm was beginning to roll in, but I got there before things got TOO hairy! I was in the vicinity preparing an adventure-trail …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCGNNT
    • 1 comment
    • posted 9 November, 2018
  • Castle of the Four Winds in early 1999.

    20 Years Of Blogging

    Come next week, Dan will have been blogging for 20 years. A lightweight retrospective.

    Read more - about 15 minutes (3489 words)

    • Article
    • 8 comments
    • posted 8 October, 2018
  • Cycle trail through the long grass.

    Found GLW4J9AE The Trout Trek

    This checkin to GLW4J9AE The Trout Trek reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A late journey home and a slight diversion brought me up the wonderful Thames Path through Binsey and up to here to find this brilliant cache. It took into the final 150m from the GZ that I …

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    • Checkin
    • to GLW4J9AE
    • posted 20 June, 2018
  • JTA tweets: Thanks to some intensely stressful family stuff, 2017 was the worst year I've had since 1997. By such a long way even 20-Godamn-12 isn't even in the running. But, here we bloody well are, and here we bloody well stay... ...and maybe there's an upside. 1997 was the year my family got torn up when my dad was killed. Which became the reason I joined @NightlineAssoc. And @samaritans. And @BritishRedCross, and @3RingsCIC. The reason, basically, I discovered how important it was to be there for people that can't go through it alone. So, if I've learned one thing from all the grey hairs I got since May 31st 2017, it's that there's more people out there who desperately need some help. Come on, 2018. I hope it's amazing for all of you. And in the ever-excellent words of Granny Weatherwax: 'Let's do some good'

    @misterjta, 31 Dec 2017

    John Trevor-Allen on Twitter (Twitter) 1997 was the year my family got torn up when my dad was killed. Which became the reason I joined @NightlineAssoc. And @samaritans. And @BritishRedCross, and @3RingsCIC. The reason, basically, I discovered how important it was to be there for people that can't go through it alone.

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    • Repost
    • posted 2 January, 2018
  • Image representing post: Bread Winner

    Bread Winner

    Ruth and Dan go to a Festive Bread Workshop and spend a satisfying but exhausting day practising making five different kinds of bread.

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    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 23 November, 2017
  • Review of Wriggles Brook Gypsy Wagon B&B

    This review originally appeared on TripAdvisor. See more reviews by Dan. Wriggles Brook Gypsy Wagon B&B, 2 Brookside Cottages, Hoarwithy, HR2 6QJ, England. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful site, even in the rain, and amazing home-cooked food.
    My partner, her toddler and I spent two midweek nights in August in the larger "Showman" caravan to celebrate our …

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    • Review
    • posted 29 August, 2015
  • My bank statement, showing a huge deposit.

    Woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise in my bank account. ALL OF THE GOLD!

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    • Repost
    • posted 27 May, 2015
  • [Gifted] Sometimes the Universe just wants you to do something.




    tl;dr: First time here, clicked Wishlist Search, and it suggested the person whose song I was listening to at the time. Spooky as hell.

    So here's what happened to me today. Feeling unwell - bit of a cold and grumpy about it - and sipping a Lemsip to try to stave off the worst of …

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    • Repost
    • posted 11 February, 2015
  • Found GLGJ74TY villaflou

    This checkin to GLGJ74TY villaflou reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Je parle un peu le français. Je me excuse pour la rédaction du présent en anglais.

    I have been staying in La Tania on a ski holiday with friends and family. This morning, I fell and her my neck, so …

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    • Checkin
    • to GLGJ74TY
    • posted 30 January, 2015
  • MegaMegaMonitor 0.40 available - first ever release!

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    • Repost
    • posted 14 January, 2015
  • Image representing post: An idea to help MegaMen find one another more easily in the big wide world of Reddit. What do you think?

    An idea to help MegaMen find one another more easily in the big wide world of Reddit. What do you think?




    [this post was originally made to a private subreddit]

    I love the MegaLounges, and I really love the MegaManLounge. We're a hugely disparate group of people yet we've come together into a wonderful community that I'm proud to be a part of. And I felt like it'd be nice to give something back. But what?

    If …

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    • Repost
    • posted 8 January, 2015
  • Image representing post: Dan & Liz Blacksmithing

    Dan & Liz Blacksmithing



    My co-worker Liz and I took a day's course in blacksmithing.

    Also available on YouTube.

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    • Video
    • posted 29 June, 2014

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