I'm an IT Manager based in the UK, undertake freelance web projects, mountain sports and am a husband & a father. Here I blog about web apps, all things Apple & life in general. I also highlight my posts & status updates from around the web.
The forecast was bad… but we were booked on to the track on the 2nd January and it was our only chance to go so there was nothing for it but to don our oh-so-uselss waterproofs and get on with it. Those who know Giles well will understand how tempted he was to go and splash out on a shiny new waterproof jacket for the occassion, but he finally made do with a new base layer instead - bought on the premise that it was ‘warm when wet’
The sun was shining when we were dropped off at Brod Bay by the water taxi so we were hoping the forecast was mistaken. For most of the day we were sheltered from any rain by the dense bush that we were walking through. The track was proving to be quite pretty and we were enjoying being out in the wilderness until… we had just about reached the bushline and were looking forward to seeing the views over the lakes and mountains when we heard thunder. And then the hail started. We arrived at the first night’s hut 40 minutes later looking and feeling like drowned rats. However, the Luxmore Hut did have a nice glowing fire, and we were soon nicely warmed up. Plus, this time we had remembered the chocolate!
The next day the weather was worse and we awoke to a covering of snow. The track lead us up and over the ridge, which should have been the highlight…
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Hi, my name is Giles Thurston and this is my personal site.
I'm based in Ely, the second smallest city in the UK just north of Cambridge. I have over 15 years commercial software development experience, spending the first few years as an application developer before moving into web development and consultancy. I've led teams, managed multi million pound contracts and have a number of years of business development experience. My day job these days tends to focus on IT management and in particular Business Development but I keep my hand in by undertaking personal web development and design projects.
In 2008, after 16 years using Windows based PC's, I made the switch to a Mac and boy was it worth it! Although I continue to use PC's on a day to day basis, my personal preference is always to go with Apple products and I hope to blog about my experiences as a switcher here on this site, with various hints and tips which may be of use to anybody following me over the fence from Windows
Away from software development and technology, I am a husband to Leanne and father to Arlo James, who joined our family in April 2009. I'm a keen sportsman and enjoy a variety of mountain sports, including mountaineering, climbing (rock & ice) and mountain biking. I've recently got back into running and am hoping to do my first triathlon in 2010.
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@stuhelm agree, was toying with idea of getting unlocked mifi like @donmcallister has but can't justify expense at mo :(
@stuhelm is that the 3 one Stu?
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