Many first time campers seem to baulk at setting up a tarpaulin over their camp site because they think that it is too complicated. All those poles, ropes and pegs. And no instructions either! I was in that category … until I tried it. Even my wife agreed that putting up a 12’ x 16’ tarp was easier than erecting our similarly sized 10-person Jackaroo dome tent. Following are a couple of photos … more »
You want to monitor heart rate and pace, but can not afford (or do not want) a GPS enabled watch. The Garmin FR60 HRM and foot pod bundle is the answer. Let’s face it, I know where I am running so do not need a GPS, but it is much more difficult to calculate distance and pace on the fly, so in my opinion, the FR60 bundle is ideal. I picked up my … more »
My ultimate running goal race is to run a half marathon the year of (or before) my 40th birthday. Running a half marathon is going to be a challenge and will require some specialist running gear, both for the training and the race itself. So I set out to visit each of the three specialist running stores in Brisbane that I know. Yes, there are numerous Sports Power, Rebel Sport, Amart All Sports, etc., … more »
In the last eight or so months, I have got into running. This is a pretty good effort given that at the beginning of the year I could barely walk because of a back injury cause by trying to shift a marble-topped table in a restaurant! 20 years ago I used to do some running, but only as part of triathlons. My preferred sport was cycling. I could just struggle around a 1 … more »
Boreen Point at Lake Cootharaba is an ideal camping ground for families and sailors. Sailors have long frequented the lake because it receives ocean breezes, but has flat water. The Boreen Point camping ground is great for families becuase of its quiet location and shallow lake. Our kids wandered 100 metres off shore and were still only waist deep! Just avoid the camp ground in busy periods, such as Easter. It gets jam-packed … more »
When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not. Wars not make one great. Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You must unlearn what you have learned. Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. Luminous begins are we … not this crude matter. That is the way of things … the way of the Force. A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, … more »
The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys. So how many expensive toys should a man have? Expressed as an equation, men should — and in fact need — N + 1 expensive toys, where N is the number of toys that they currently own. Too many toys is never enough!