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  • The Warm Sun

    The Warm Sun

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Garmin Instinct warmed up in the Spanish sun while charging.

  • A Walk To Los Molinos from Javea

    A Walk To Los Molinos from Javea

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThis walk takes you from the Port of Javea up to the lighthouse near San Antonio before continuing along the top towards Los Molinos. These are old grain mills. They used wind power to grind grain for several centuries before being taken out of action as modernisation arrived. The walk takes you…

  • Mediterranean Cats

    Mediterranean Cats

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you walk by the sea you see Mediterranean cats. They like to stay on the rocks sometimes. These were by the sea in Denia, Spain.

  • Running Around in Loops

    Running Around in Loops

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the last week or two I decided to run and to swim. These are two sports that are easy to do if you have access either to a pool, or the right shoes. Swimming was in 14°c water for 17 and ten minutes. The first time my hands and feet were…

  • Views of the Mediterranean

    Views of the Mediterranean

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWith global warming the idea that we would get white Christmas, with snow, freezing weather and more is outdated. In the 21st century the opposite is true. We will probably get grey and rainy weather instead. If we stay in Switzerland. I used to love the idea of snowy Christmas, snowboarding and…

  • A Christmas Swim

    A Christmas Swim

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe watch got to 92 days of battery life. I went for a swim in 15c water. it was just a pool swim.

  • Solar Watches and Spain

    Solar Watches and Spain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne nuissance of most modern smart watches is that you must charge then once a day, once a week, or once a month. When you’re in Spain though, with a solar watch things change. At first you go from “26 days of battery remaining” to “36 days of battery remaining”, to “39…

  • StepsApp

    StepsApp

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWalking and taking steps could be seen as boring. It’s something we do every day, without thinking about it. At conferences we can easily take 20,000 steps a day, when we’re standing for the entire day, with barely any opportunities, or need to sit, except when eating or getting from A to…

  • Vue De Méditerranée

    Vue De Méditerranée

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  • By The Sea

    By The Sea

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes we walk by the sea, after spending months by a big lake. Living by a lake, and the sea are similar.