Started 2026 off by getting our hiking boots on and heading out with 25 OutdoorLads to do a walk around our village - thank you to Stephen for leading us! 🥾

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Holiday time! 🛫

Off to Puerto de la Cruz on the North of Tenerife for a week of early Winter sun! ☀️ 🏖️

Walking in and above the clouds

Another weekend in the lakes. Staying at YHA Honister

A video of yesterday’s paddling adventure on Loch Torridon 🛶🏞️

Taking the inflatable Kayak for it first paddle on Derwentwater 🛶
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But there are strawberries growing which make it worth it.

Still managed to call the local plumber on route and he arrived there before I did! But got the radiator off just waiting the patch wall repair to go off!

Certainly wasn’t on my Monday Bingo card. Getting a phone call from the other half, whilst in Preston asking how long before I got home as the other half was holding up the radiator fall off the bedroom wall. Swift drive home whilst still on the phone to a rather anxious
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Finally finished the raised bed! Just need to order 2 1/2 tonnes of topsoil.

Quick trip to Wakefield for the Rhubarb Festival - @minderguy.bsky.social’s Great Grandad used to work on the farms in the Rhubarb triangle, which I had no idea existed before we met…crumble incoming!

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Back up in Scotland for the third time in 12 months - everytime we’re back the EV charging network gets better, this trip we’ve gone for a one off monthly Tesla membership because of the usage/savings plus it’s seamless.

Happy Christmas from the Hirst-Williams household! 🎅🏻🥳

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Slippers, in front of a roaring fire in a log burner. With 2No fans spinning

Sunday evening. 🔥