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I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

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  • Day 72 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – British Anger At The Wrong Thing

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI want to write about British anger at the wrong day today. As Switzerland gets closer and closer to zero cases and zero deaths per day it’s dangerously easy to think it will be over soon only to find out that it isn’t. I thought that by April 19th we could be…

  • Day 71 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – An Ingress Mission despite Lockdown.

    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo nights ago we did an Ingress Mission Despite Lockdown. This was a Franco-Swiss Mission to create a field over Geneva. Normally with Ingress missions people would drive tens, or even hundreds of kilometres to capture and link portals but this time was different. We all stayed in our little corners and…

  • The Walking Paradox

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I noticed how quiet the world, or at least the area in which I was walking, was. I saw very few cars, very few people walking, and very little noise from other people. This doesn’t mean that people weren’t out and about. Although my route was for the most part deserted…

  • A Fourteen Kilometre walk and I Crossed Paths With Just Two Other People.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I went for a fourteen Kilometre walk and I crossed paths with just two other people. It was a couple of runners and we crossed paths at just the right place as I could slip into a clearing, wait for them to pass and then continue on my way. I…

  • Day 65 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Coping with Solitude

    Reading Time: 3 minutesCoping with solitude is one of the challenges that we, people who live alone, are going to become familiar with. It’s 65 days since I’ve had skin to skin contact, sixty-five days since I’ve given or received a hug. It’s sixty-five days since I’ve had a meal with anyone. Happiness, whilst entirely…

  • Day 64 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – “When I’m 64”

    Reading Time: 3 minutesEarlier today or yesterday at some point I was thinking of the song When I’m 64, and that I should share it. I’m not 64. Quarantine hasn’t aged me so drastically. I felt the need to make that joke. Recycling For the first time in two months I went to the recycling…

  • Day 63 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A 15 Kilometre Loop

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I walked a 15-kilometre loop because I saw people walking two abreast and decided to retrace my steps a short distance before trying a new bifurcation. By the end of this walk, my legs were starting to get tired. I walked non stop for over two hours before a quick stop…

  • Day 62 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Bee In My Helmet

    Reading Time: 2 minutesDay 62 of Self Isolation in Switzerland – ikers, cyclists and cross country skiers move in single file. In some portions of society being single file while doing exercise is normal.

  • Day 61 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – World Community Grids Pandemic work units.

    Reading Time: 3 minutesWorld Community Grids OpenPandemic work units are now ready. With your laptop or desktop, you can help find a cure for COVID-19. As a World Community Grid volunteer, you download a secure software program to your computer. And when your computer is not using its full computing power, it will automatically run…

  • Day 60 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – The Sixtieth Day of Solitude.

    Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s the sixtieth day of solitude for some of us and if we look at Twitter we see that people in other countries are suffering. One person spoke of the dark dog whilst another expressed distress. A third expresses another emotion. Around the world we see people suffering and trying to cope…