Author Archives: Simon Berry

What is one of the greatest physical challenges you have ever had to go through? What gave you strength?

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Simon Berry

This story has the sub-title “not with me he couldn’t”. Early one Saturday afternoon in rural NE Zambia I set off a string of events that could have ended up with people, probably children, being killed. I had to shut … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Rio Grande – July 1979

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Simon Berry

If you were travelling to San Javier today from Montero across the Rio Grande, you’d take this bridge – the Puente Banegas. It’s the longest bridge in Bolivia, some 1.5km long and was completed in 2017. In 1979 it was … Continue reading →

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Can you fit a Bike Friday Family Tandem into a single bike box?

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Simon Berry

Yes! I explain how I’ve done it below. Bike Friday sell a pair of bike boxes to allow you to pack up you Family Tandem and there is a video to show you how to do this here. However, these … Continue reading →

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Hyundai Kona Electric – 12v battery upgrade

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Simon Berry

Upgraded battery fitted Regular readers will know that I’ve had 12v battery problems. I finally buckled and took the car to the dealer to be checked over. I didn’t want to just change the battery in case there was a … Continue reading →

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Why I disconnected the boot / trunk light of my Hyundai Kona Electric

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Simon Berry

It’s happened twice now – the boot / trunk light has flattened the 12v battery of my Hyundai Kona Electric. The first time it happened was overnight when the boot door wasn’t quite closed properly. The second time was in … Continue reading →

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Rear wall featherboard and glazing the front window

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Simon Berry

February 2022 Two days after fitting the rear wall frames, window and breather paper, the COVID restrictions were lifted and I went skiing in France! When I got back, it was time to fit the featherboard to the outside rear … Continue reading →

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Rear wall frames, window and breather paper

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Simon Berry

January 2022 With Christmas over and winter set in I needed to refocus on progressing the finishing of the barn. At this point the barn looks finished from the front but the back is still open. Although the wind and … Continue reading →

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Landing and stairs repair

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Simon Berry

December 2021 We set a target for having carpet fitted to the stairs and upstairs in time for Christmas. This meant that the landing floorboards had to be repaired and skirting board had to be fitted. Next, the landing window … Continue reading →

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Hanging the sliding doors

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Simon Berry

October 2021 Since the slates went on the roof of the barn, finishing it has been less of a priority than making things within it (see The Wedding Dining Table Project, Utility Room Elizabethan style – Belfast Sink stand, Utility … Continue reading →

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Consumer Unit cupboard

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Simon Berry

BEFORE                                                                   AFTER With Ben’s Belfast Sink stand and … Continue reading →

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