Live life outdoors

OK, I'm going to start by being very selfish and self-centred. Covid-19 sucks! Not much of a shocking revelation I know but it is heart felt. My plans for spring and early summer were to do as much cycling, camping, fishing and kayaking as possible. Also we were heading to Florida for a mega family holiday and hopefully I was going to catch my first ever largemouth bass (LMB) and bluegill. This has now all been put on hold because of the aforementioned Covid-19. Now at the moment all those I love and care for are well and healthy so I have very little cause for complaint compared to other people in the country. Also, I'm safely ensconced working from home (even though I hate it) rather than putting myself in harms way like so many key workers. So like I said I'm being very selfish and self-centred. Anyway, that being said I tend to seize the day the moment the lockdown is lifted. I've got everything organised. The fishing tackle has been sorted between sea, fre...

Spring has begun and a young man's thoughts turn to romance, and a middle aged man's thoughts turn to sorting out The Man Cave. The problem with having a shed is that it's very easy to just dump stuff in there and forget about it, and I had been doing that all over the winter to the point where things were now piled up to the door! Anyway the weather was gorgeous this morning so it was time to get things sorted. The contents of the Man Cave includes bicycles, body board, fishing tackle, paddle board, snorkelling kit, assorted personal flotation devices, kayaking accessories, a fire pit, and a cold smoker. Not bad for an 8' x 6' shed. The funny thing about an empty shed is that it's like a Tardis! Small on the outside but looks large on the inside ; until you fill it back up again. As I was taking everything out of the shed it gave me the chance to check everything over and throw out some rubbish and bits of broken kit. Once everything wa...