Gotta Get A Life http://www.gottagetalife.com I Really do! Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 en Out and About……. http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/05/01/out-and-about/ http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/05/01/out-and-about/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 00:28:09 +0000 Tack Life Admin Coast to Coast http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/05/01/out-and-about/ O.K. I will be AWOL for a month - got the Coast to Coast walk to do :D

“See” you when I get back - meanwhile - a challenge……. How many blisters will I get?

]]> http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/05/01/out-and-about/feed/ Wainwright’s Coast to Coast - Google earth track http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/20/wainwrights-coast-to-coast-google-earth-track/ http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/20/wainwrights-coast-to-coast-google-earth-track/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:54:35 +0000 Tack Life Coast to Coast GPS http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/20/wainwrights-coast-to-coast-google-earth-track/ Just in passing, I added this file so you can see the track(s) on Google earth. I enjoy “flying” the sections :)

Coasttocoast.kml in ZIP file

I gotta get a life :D

]]> http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/20/wainwrights-coast-to-coast-google-earth-track/feed/ Wainwright’s Coast to Coast - GPS Tracks http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/19/coast-to-coast-gps-tracks/ http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/19/coast-to-coast-gps-tracks/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:50:37 +0000 Tack Life Coast to Coast GPS http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/19/coast-to-coast-gps-tracks/ As promised, here are the GPS tracks that I have CREATED of the “Wainwright’s” Coast to coast track in the UK.

Please note that these are from calibrated maps, NOT from an actual logged walk (yet….). Therefore, they are inherently inaccurate - how inaccurate? I’ll let you know when I get back from doing the walk in May 2007. Hopefully I will have the actual logged tracks to offer at that time!

The files are compressed into a ZIP file. There are multiple GPX files within, separating the tracks into manageable lengths. There is also the combined tracks in a single GPX file included. It makes negligible difference to the total file size IMHO :)

Please read the included TXT file. It includes important information about the tracks.

The File:

Coast to coast tracks

Enjoy! Please let me know if you think they are grossly inaccurate or can be easily improved. Also, I would appreciate knowing if there are any difficulties using them.

Edit:- I have amended the file to include the Swaledale river-side alternative on the Keld to Reethe section. Also corrected some of the notes - Thanks to  Happy Rambler

]]> http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/04/19/coast-to-coast-gps-tracks/feed/ Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk - GPS related http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/coast2coast/ http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/coast2coast/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:16:29 +0000 Tack Life Coast to Coast GPS http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/coast2coast/ Ok, I did offer to do this - so here goes.

I am listing a few files that I have found +/- altered +/- dreamt up from the web that MAY be of use to Coast to coast (c2c) walkers.

In particular I have a list of 514 GPSr waypoints (!) that I have recently modified from the “original” posting. These are in GPX format and SHOULD work with almost any program that accepts GPX (which I think is almost all of ‘em!) Credit for these points must go to several people :-

John Ledger - original author of the points
Guy Wilson - who apparently made them available on the web
“Canmal” and “Rick F” - who posted a compiled GPX file for general use which was subsequently hosted by Lone Walker at his website - Make sure you have a look at all his C2C resources!

I have been collecting C2C info in anticipation of my walk, and will shortly add some other data to this site - watch out for a complete GPS “Track” split into usable sections to keep you company on the walk!

I also hope to “record” the entire walk on my own unit and will subsequently post the Track logs for those interested.

]]> http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/coast2coast/feed/ So much done. so little mentioned! http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/so-much-done-so-little-mentioned/ http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/so-much-done-so-little-mentioned/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:43:59 +0000 Tack Life Admin http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/so-much-done-so-little-mentioned/ AHHHHHHHHHH - Well I guess I missed a chance to tell you all we have been doing…..Lord Howe island, Diving in New Guinea, Walking in Tasmania and New Zealand… you get the picture.

I WILL retrospectively make the changes - hope you forgive me :-) if not :-p

]]> http://www.gottagetalife.com/2007/03/05/so-much-done-so-little-mentioned/feed/ Welcome to Gotta Get a Life http://www.gottagetalife.com/2006/01/13/welcome-to-gotta-get-a-life/ http://www.gottagetalife.com/2006/01/13/welcome-to-gotta-get-a-life/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:02:38 +0000 Tack Life Admin http://www.gottagetalife.com/2006/01/13/welcome-to-gotta-get-a-life/ And boy, ain’t that the truth! This is my place to chronicle the changes in my life now that I have made the decision to CHANGE. I’ve left my job ( retired kinda :-) ) , made plans for me and my wife (well - the plans she will let me make ;-) ) and look forward to a big change in lifestyle, health and hedonism! Friday the 13th is a great day to start!

Come along for the ride - your welcome.

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