Category: Lifestyle

Rush hour in Glenelg

Being jet-lagged provided the perfect opportunity to watch the sunrise- and the dawn rush hour. Early morning is the busiest time of day- the esplanade is a superhighway for runners, joggers, cyclists and insomniacs; the beach is awash with strollers, paddlers, photographers, dogs, owners, beachcombers inspecting the morning sea harvest (today hundreds of cuttlefish bones).

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Bakewell bake off

Bakewell, the “ancient capital of the Peak District” in the north of England, is home to two pastries- the Bakewell tart and the lesser known Bakewell Pudding. Said to be the result of an incompetent cook’s error, using savoury rather than sweet pastry to make a jam pie for her mistress, the pudding caught on

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Endurance

Why take the ice bucket challenge when you could do the Cold plunge for those in need? This is a charity event to support the homeless run by Glenelg Rotary Club with the Surf Lifesaving Club in August (winter), described by a local newspaper as a “plunge into freezing water.” On the day it was

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