Quiet Weekend

Out of Doors (Radio Scotland) - Scapa Bay, Orkney. Usually I catch it on 'listen again', as the only time I'm up early enough to catch the live show on Saturday is when I'm off hiking. One day I'll be in the right space/time to give them a call for one of the competitions.

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Hope to get to Maplins later on today to have a look at a better quality portable radio. I note that they have the Freeloader solar charger that George reviewed recently. Staying focused, this Eton radio has caught my mind - in the USA, it is identical to the Grundig brand. All this because last weekend I had difficulty receiving the weather forecast. Is it important? I think so, although looking out of the tent at the sky would give lots of information, it doesn't tell me what is happening over the horizon.

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Keeping up to date with Weird Darren's TGO Challenge blog. He's hardly in the Highlands and he's already had deer singing to him. Just keep running if you hear the banjos.

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I reckon that the small .5 litre Platy bottle would hold 6 days of fuel for the alcohol stove. I'd look to bagging it inside a zip-lock bag too.

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I forgot to do this earlier, so added EndurancePlanet's feed to iTunes.

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Backpacker's Club Buff arrived on Friday. Watched the video, and still can't get the hang of the topknot. Turn inside out, twist, reverse. I'll just need a bell on the end and I'll be like sodding Noddy.

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With that I added a 'membership' listing to the sidebar. Ignoring the 2 magazines I subscribe to, and the BMC insurance, it is getting expensive to enjoy the outdoors.