The Way Out West - A Blog about Pembrokeshire life, as written by an idiot
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The blog is updated whenever there is somethin worth reporting on. For the most part it will be gossip, or some stories about my adventures in Pembrokeshire.Coastal erosion near Castlemartin
26 April 2009
Much of the cliff edge along Castlemartin has been fenced off due to high levels of erosion over the winter. Several key climbing spots round Bullslaughter bay and the St.Govans carpark have been affected. The lower photo shows the erosion by St.Govans carpark.
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Stennis head arete
03 October 2008
We took on the Stennis Head Arete last weekend, its a 140ft traverse and an 80ft climb. It was a great climb.
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Map of Pembrokeshire
01 February 2008
Fair do's to the Ordinance Survey folks, they do an awesome job but the one thing they don’t produce is a map of Pembrokeshire. They do an explorer map (25,000:1) which covers Pembs in two maps (North and South), but they dont do all Pembs in one map. I have figured a way of producing one. Using the Memory-Map software i an produce a large bitmapped image of Pembrokeshire which large scale printers can print on four foot wide paper. Hey presto, a map of Pembs for my wall. Ideal for bike, surf and pub crawl planning!
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GPS and the art of navigation
15 November 2007
A few people have questioned how we got lost last night when i had a GPS system. Let me explain...
The GPS system I have relies on pre-plotting a series of points on the map which you aim for, once you reach one you go onto the next one. This relies on...
a) There being a pre-arranged route (which there NEVER is on Mongo tours) and ...
2) There being a chance that we'd stick to pre-planned route.
"Im not going uphill again, stick the GPS up your arse" - Griff.
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The GPS system I have relies on pre-plotting a series of points on the map which you aim for, once you reach one you go onto the next one. This relies on...
a) There being a pre-arranged route (which there NEVER is on Mongo tours) and ...
2) There being a chance that we'd stick to pre-planned route.
"Im not going uphill again, stick the GPS up your arse" - Griff.
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This area explains a little about me and will allow you to filter some of the blog entries by categoryAbout Me
This blog is not written in the hope that anyone will find it interesting; it's a visual record of my life which I will be referring to it when I'm old and decrepit. I will not be swearing in my blogs in case my grandkids read it.
I am a graphic designer who lives in Pembrokeshire. I like living in Pembrokeshire because the landscape and culture allow me to do all the things I enjoy, surfing, biking, playing rugby, climbing and boozing with my mates..
I am a graphic designer who lives in Pembrokeshire. I like living in Pembrokeshire because the landscape and culture allow me to do all the things I enjoy, surfing, biking, playing rugby, climbing and boozing with my mates..
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- I am Robin Glen - Wisdom can often come from the mouth of buffoons
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- Poppit Webcam - Webcam on Poppit sands
- Broadhaven webcam - Get a sneaky peak at the swell in Broadhaven (N)
- Buoy 62303 - National Buoy Data (Pembs)
- Wind Guru - Surfs up?
- FFFFound! - Awesome art blog
- HikeWales - Tales from a Londoner trying to survive outdoors in Wales.
- ShitAndShave - MOOSE talk shit
- Made in England - Simon Cooks awesome artsy blog
- SuperFineShag - Chemical Ali's (rather geeky) blog