Bogging in Wales

By Linda Tancs

Bog snorkeling is a sporting event where competitors aim to complete a run in a water-filled trench cut through a peat bog in the shortest time possible, wearing traditional snorkel, diving mask and flippers. This unique test of endurance results in a world title at the annual Bog Snorkeling Championships in Llanwrtyd Wells, a small town in Wales. However, this is no small town affair; the competition attracts competitors from as far afield as Sweden, Germany, the Czech Republic and even Australia. Held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, this year’s event falls on August 27.

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Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045. 

Be prepared! So long as supplies last, you can purchase eclipse glasses and other accessories, like a phone app and photo filter, from American Paper Optics, a NASA-approved manufacturer. The link in the preceding sentence is an affiliate link, which means that if you click on the link and purchase merchandise from the page, then I may receive a small commission.