We practised controlling the kite on land and at sea – easier said than done with a three-metre-wide inflatable kite in a brisk wind.
Business is not brisk, consisting as it does entirely of Mrs Shen ("Some kind of travel journalist").
The plunging temperatures saw Christmas Day night become the coldest night of the year so far, with minus 8.5C recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.In the days to come a brisk northwesterly wind could make it feel more like -11C to -14C across the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia, the Met Office said.
It's a brisk adventure through the RPG series' history, with a big roster of characters and weekly events in store.
He has a brisk, stiff air of wishing he was somewhere else.
Were Major John Howard alive today, he would no doubt stiffen his ageing back, drop his walking stick and stand to attention in front of a glass museum case containing his commanding officer's uniform, to give a brisk salute.
There has been a farcical arrival and brisk disappearance of two Indian trialists, added to a similarly flawed plan to fly in Honduran players, while a pre-contract offer has been made to St Johnstone's Francisco Sandaza – a decent SPL forward and nothing more.
Although he had no prior relationship with Manchester, its brisk, nonconformist atmosphere suited him particularly well.
What's more, you may only need to exercise in short bursts: A number of studies published last year showed the benefits of "exercise snacks" – three sessions a day of interval training (one minute of brisk walking, followed by one minute of strolling, repeated six times), or one-minute, intense bouts of cycling within an easy 10-minute workout.
Then a glass of lime juice and a brisk walk in the designated area.
A series that has already seen more swings and roundabouts than a Milton Keynes parks department lorry continues to enthral, undeterred by weather that has shifted from sun to rain and back to sun again and always with a brisk chill breeze.
