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  • Garmin Expedition Challenges

    Garmin Expedition Challenges

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesGarmin have had challenges for years. Most of them have been about distance, or vertical climbing. Now they have new Expedition challenges. Each expedition is named after an expedition or adventure by the same name. The Camino De Santiago challenge is a challenge to walk 784 kilometres. The Denali challenge is to…

  • Initial Thoughts on the Crosscall Core-S4

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesNot for FB or Twitter Today I started to play with the Crosscall Core-S4 and my impressions of it so far is that the Facebook and Twitter apps are not optimal for this device. They do not consider that with a small screen you should prioritise text over images. For those reasons…

  • The Garmin Instinct Solar And Activity Tracking

    The Garmin Instinct Solar And Activity Tracking

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesFor two days I have played with the Garmin Instinct Solar and I already see a niche for it. If I want to be like every other reviewer I will say, “use the expedition mode for up to 127 days or hours of battery life, but I won’t because I think there…

  • Idlewild

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter having spent the whole night without sleep yesterday my energy levels were low and I decided that I would rest. In doing so I’ve spent quite a bit of time online but I’ve also conclued my reading of Idlewild. I was with a friend and he was looking for post…