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Category: Swiss walks

  • The Daily Walk Re-Routed

    The Daily Walk Re-Routed

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesA year or two ago there were road works along a bit of road. Now the road works are back, on the same bit of road. Due to it being spring, and due to rain being quite enthusiastic this year, the route (pronounced root, not grout), is impassible. It’s not impassible because…

  • Of Rain and a Pi 5 4GB

    Of Rain and a Pi 5 4GB

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRain was forecast today. If rain had not been forecast then I would have driven to Ins, near the Lake of Murten near Neuchatel to go around the lake at a slow up. I didn’t go, not because rain was forecast, but because rain was expected although not quantified. I like to…

  • The Lazy Weekend

    The Lazy Weekend

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a while I have wanted to go on linear walks but I had no groups to do that with. Now I have the opposite issue. I have groups that only do linear walks so I’m missing circular walks. I like linear walks. I like taking the train to the start of…

  • The Lure of the Lavaux Slow Up

    The Lure of the Lavaux Slow Up

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I noticed that there is a good event for people who like to walk, cycle, rollerblade, skateboard and more. The [Lavaux Slowup](https://www.veveylavauxup.ch/) is scheduled for the 9th of June 2024 this year. The advantage of a slow up is that roads are closed to traffic so for a few hours…

  • Can You With Trail Glove 7 Around Lavaux?

    Can You With Trail Glove 7 Around Lavaux?

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tried an experiment which could have been a silly one. I tried to do the Lavaux hike from Puidoux to Vevey with Trail Glove 7 shoes. They are barefoot minimalist shoes so I could have regretted it. I didn’t but mainly because of the preparation before hand. ## The Preparation…

  • The Lavaux Walk from Puidoux to Vevey

    The Lavaux Walk from Puidoux to Vevey

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I met with a meetup group to walk through the Lavaux vineyards from Puidoux to Vevey and the experience was good. The logistics of buying a train ticket confused me but other than this the experience was good. I was able to catch a train from Nyon to Morges, change in…

  • Daily Move Goal Reached One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fourty Seven Times

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn three days I will have closed the activity on an Apple Watch 1750 times. I have a love hate relationship with the device. That Love/hate relationship started when I broke the screen on my Series three watch when climbing but continued on when I got into the habit of allowing the…

  • On Being Asked Why I Wear Two Watches

    On Being Asked Why I Wear Two Watches

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the Via Ferrata I did on Sunday I was asked why I wear two watches and I answered with a joke before giving the serious answer that I wear two watches at once because I want the data from both watches. I was asked why I need the data from both…

  • Tomorrow I will write about the Via Ferrata meetup

    Tomorrow I will write about the Via Ferrata meetup

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTonight I will rest.

  • Being L’âne de Buridan

    Being L’âne de Buridan

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the last 24 hours I have been L’âne de Buridan because I wanted to do two activities. I saw that a group was hiking in Annecy and I was hesitating due to the drive, the parking and the distance. I also saw that there were no spaces left. That’s why I…