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Garmin Instinct with a tiled pool

A Christmas Swim

25 December 2022 richard spain

The watch got to 92 days of battery life. I went for a swim in 15c water. it was just a pool swim.

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A snow covered path with footprints, between two fields

One Year With The Garmin Instinct Solar

12 December 2022 richard reviews, Swiss walks, tech related

I bought the Garmin Instinct Solar because I was interested to see how the Solar option works. As with most watches the solar panels take

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Garmin Etrex32x and Software Updates

4 June 2022 richard reviews

Updating software is something that we do every single day, often without knowing that it is being updated. WatchOS updated two or three days ago.

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Spring Cycling

10 March 2022 richard cycling, Sports

The weather is relatively cold but the sun is out so the time for spring cycling has come. Spring cycling is like other forms of

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Reading About Hiking While Charging A Watch

30 November 2021 richard spain, Spanish Walks

Today I sat in the sun to charge my watch. I kept my left wrist facing the sun. My right wrist was employed in keeping

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A Solar Powered Watch in Spain

29 November 2021 richard environmentalism, garmin, spain, Spanish Walks, Swiss walks

If you were a solar powered watch would you prefer sunny Switzerland or sunny Spain? Luckily my watch has now tried both. The watch likes

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The Garmin Instinct Solar And Activity Tracking

11 November 2021 richard Swiss walks

For two days I have played with the Garmin Instinct Solar and I already see a niche for it. If I want to be like

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Autumn Colours

Taking a Break From The Apple Watch

21 September 2021 richard Swiss walks

Yesterday I decided to take a break from the Apple watch for up to a week. I am tired of two behaviours. The first of

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No wider than cause supporting bracelets

Thoughts on the Garmin Vivosmart 4

22 January 2019 richard garmin, Sports, tech related

The Garmin Vivosmart 4 is the first activity tracker that I see tracking descent as well as ascent. It is yet another fitness tracker and

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The Apple Watch does not fill a niche

16 April 2015 richard Android, Apple, Diving, reviews, Scuba Diving, Swiss walks, Via Ferrata

The Apple Watch rather than fill a niche provides a fifth screen. According to Wikipedia the four first screens are the cinema screen, the television

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