Like everyone else, we’re at home, indoors, for 23 out of 24 hours a day. But we can still run from home, cycle from home, and strength train at home to try to stay healthy, mentally and physically.
So what’s going on? What else can we do at home?
Isolated Surfing
The weekend before the UK gets locked down we get out to a huge empty beach and sit in the sea alone, surrounded by nothing. Except mushy waves.
And Kim goes metal detecting.
Feelings?
It has been a bit of a week, this week, so let’s go for a run, chill out a bit, and reflect on what’s going on right now.
Self Promotion
A running vlog talking about mental health, confidence and state of mind as much as anything else. And we do get some climbing in this week, although this tide seems to have other ideas. I need to spend more time outdoors.
Snatching a climb in February
The weather is off and on and we need a bit of adventure, so we’re going to try and nab a rock climb outdoors at Rhossili before the rain hits. It’s all very grey.
Valentine’s Weekend Away
We’re away in another city for a long weekend break, and it wasn’t our idea. Jack wanted to go and visit a friend in another country, so we went too, and Kim has always wanted to see the architecture of this particular city.
There are usually a couple of geocaches in cities too.
Not steep sea cliff climbing
There’s a storm coming.
We climbed at Crab Rock this week, which was a new spot for us on the Gower that we’ve been meaning to explore but can be a pain to find and get to. Our buddy, Ben, guided us down. The tide was coming in so we perched on a ledge like all good sea cliff climbing.
Also, Kim finds something weird when metal detecting.
Steep Sea Cliff Climbing
I’m looking for a local crag that’s quick to get to, hard enough to train on and dry in February. Let’s check out Ram’s Tor. Those roofs don’t look that big from the coastal path, right?
Run Together
Kim’s running regularly now that I’m running less. It means it’s easier for us to run together though, and that has a number of benefits for health and happiness. Hopefully.
I Suck at Winter Surfing
OMG the weather is amazing let’s get outside and do everything.
It’s a frozen, sunny weekend morning and the surf will be good. Unfortunately everybody else thinks the same thing, so we’ll surf further along the beach where us surfing noobs can have a bit of space. It’s not so sheltered and a lot harder to get out to the waves here. Kim has a fear of the sea yet she’s started sea kayaking and surfing and wants to get over this fear.