Making the most of the weather

While we were lucky enough to have decent Sunday weather we headed off on the bikes to South Queensferry for a spot of lunch. 20+ miles later we got back late afternoon after lots of nice quiet roads and cycle paths – the busiest place was the shore at Crammond!…

More Roadworks

With waterpipes getting laid along the Corstorphine Road at the moment and traffic down to one lane anyway, Haymarket is set to become the next victim of the Tram roadworks. Check out the map on the BBC to see where the detours are. Shandwick place detours have worked pretty well,…

Canada gallery online

I’ve put a huge selection of photos from our trip online. The basic running order was 24 hour delay leaving (thanks Globespan) Calgary for Brenda and Tim’s wedding Banff Lake Louise Jasper Back in Calgary 2 hour delay (thanks again Globespan) Home! Managed to read two books on hols, both…

Free Energy!

Sounds too good to be true? Check out the times online article. Basically harnessing the power of footfall at Victoria tube station to drive mini turbines to store a charge the could then be used for whatever. The interesting point is at the end which mentions the possibility of powering…

More sunny days!

Who would have thought I could be writing about sunny weekends after two consecutive ones? Lazy weekend mostly – although headed to the flicks to see Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Pretty much as expected, typical Indy movie, lots of unbelievable action from Harrison Ford and the cast. Doing…