BlogHide Resteemstrevor.george (67)in photography • 3 years agoWinter sunset in WellingtonHello Steemit! Guess what... yesterday I had a WHOLE day off work! (well ok, not the whole day, but most of it). And so I did something I've been wanting to do for about four years. I took my…trevor.george (67)in sports • 5 years agoA date with DeathLast weekend I attempted the Tip Track Marathon again - 6 laps up and down one of the hardest, most notorious tracks in Wellington. Last year I managed 3 laps before my body quit. How far would…trevor.george (67)in photography • 5 years agoThe path to...This path leads deep into the wilderness on Mt. Athos, Greece. It's old, very old. This path was probably laid down before European explorers found my homeland of New Zealand. I walked along it…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoCliff-top monasteryThe hanging monasteries of Meteora are really something to see, especially at dawn as the sun catches with cliff-tops and paints them all sorts of vivid colours. We arrived before the other…trevor.george (67)in twitter • 5 years agoWell that's random...I just went to tweet my last post, only to find my Twitter account has been suspended. No notification from them about it, nothing. I haven't tweeted anything in ages - like my last tweet was in…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoSunset in ChaniaYou don't get many sunsets like this. We were out for dinner at a local restaurant in the hills above the Greek city of Chania on the island of Crete and I couldn't resist taking a quick snap of the…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoHiking the Samaria Gorge in CreteOne of the big bucket list of things to do while on Crete is to walk the Samaria Gorge. At 16kms long it is Europe’s longest gorge and filled with history and scenic beauty. My wife booked a local…trevor.george (67)in sports • 5 years agoHow’s that for a milestone?It’s taken a while – just over one year and a month, but I finally clocked up 2500kms in my road shoes. That’s a pretty good milestone I think. Add in the 200kms I’ve done in my Hokas and a…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoSnorkelling with Captain NickWhile in Chania we went on a day excursion to a couple of small islands just off the coast of Crete. Captain Nick runs a boat tour that is fun and informative. His boat has a glass bottom so you can…trevor.george (67)in photography • 5 years agoWhite mountains in CreteThis was taken at the start of the Samaria Gorge walk - 16kms through the longest gorge in Europe. It is a beautiful place and filled with history. This is where the freedom fighters hid from…trevor.george (67)in sports • 5 years agoThings went really well in my last two races, why, what did I do differently?If you have been following me for a while you’ll know that my two main races for the year – the Wellington Marathon and the WUU2K ultra marathon, are typically slog fests that see me struggle to…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoElefonisi Beach - where the sand is pinkA special place on Crete is Elefonisi Beach. This is a very popular place with tourists and locals. It's a safe beach for kids and there is lots to do. But the main attraction is the pink sand.…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoThe Venetian Lighthouse in Chania, CreteWe got up early, caught a taxi down to the waterfront and watched the sun rise over the harbour. Here is a shot I got of the lighthouse. I took plenty more shots of this as it was a lovely…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoWhat I did on my summer holidaysWell ok, it wasn’t summer in New Zealand, but it was summer in Greece, and that’s where I went. So I guess that counts. After seven years of marriage I had finally saved up enough (or what I…trevor.george (67)in tribes • 5 years agoWhat’s this all about then?As you may know, I’ve been away from Steemit for a while due to work and training commitments, and then a honeymoon. A lot has happened in that time by the looks of it. image source So now…trevor.george (67)in sports • 5 years agoTo finish in daylight“To finish in daylight” - it seems like a very simple and easy goal. After all, I only had to run slightly faster than last year to make it happen. But if I’ve learned one thing from the ultra…trevor.george (67)in steemit • 5 years agoHello Steemit, I'm back, sort ofIt's been over four months since I posted here, not for any complaint with the platform, but because I was working two jobs and training for an ultra marathon while my wife was relaxing on the beach…trevor.george (67)in travel • 5 years agoShe’s finally done it, my wife has left me and gone back to her motherShe’s been talking about doing it on and off for ages. But now it has become a reality. I’m here in an empty house all alone, by myself, with no adult supervision. image source And that’s…trevor.george (67)in running • 6 years agoRunning into the sunset – week sevenThis week saw the first week of extended hill climbs, and it was hard. If you recall, the previous week, I’d been doing hill repeats on a 1km hill climb, and I’d worked it up to running up and down…trevor.george (67)in christchurch • 6 years agoMy thoughts on the events in Christchurch on FridayI don’t want to be writing this post. I’d much rather be writing about anything else. But I have to put my thoughts down to get them out of my head, so I can move on. image source On Friday…
