What have I done, watched and visited in 2022. A new category this year – Motorhome stays.
TV
It has been a great year for top class TV watching. Below are the shows that I rated as 5/5 stars. Sad to have reached the end of some of these series but looking forward to some new shows in 2023.
- 102 TV series
- 541 hours
- Top Shows (5 stars)
- Peaky Blinders – S6
- Better Call Saul – S6
- Outlaws – S1 and S2
- Sex Education – S3
- Narcos Mexico – S3
- Queen’s Gambit
- Queer Eye – S6
- Kominsky Method – S3
- Ozark – S4
- After Life – S3
- Top Boy – S4
- Chernobyl
- Stranger Things – S4
Movies (home)
I watched a fair few films at home but they are mostly re-watches of old films rather than new one. Jojo rabbit had me in bits.
- 81 Movies at home
- Top New movies (5 stars)
- JoJo Rabbit
Fitness
Did a lot of cycling, a reasonable amount of open water swimming and a small amount of other things.
- Running – 1.9 hr
- Swimming – 7.4 hrs
- Project Awesome – 10.25 hrs
- Cycling – 154 hrs
Cinema
Not much of a cinema goer in 2022 and this may be even less next year.
- Films seen – 11
- Top film – The Batman
Cultural visits
National Trust and English Heritage membership has paid dividends, loads of great trips!
- Places visited – 27
- National Trust – 9
- English Heritage – 6
- HHA – 2
Books
This has been the year I got properly into audio books, notably making my way through the Game of thrones books to the end. A great way to tackle my reading list.
- Total finished – 18
- Read – 8
- Audio – 10
- Top new book – A Clash of Kings
Plays
Despite vowing to see more live theatre this is a poor showing. Hoping for more next year.
- 2
Campouts
Managed a few campouts, all great. Dunstonburgh castle being a highlight.
- 5
Motorhome
It’s been fun to motorhome.
- Venues – 7
- Nights – 9
Boardgames
This year has been dominated by one game – Kill team with a sprinkle of a few others.
- Total games played – 95
- Kill Team – 47
- Memoir 44 – 6
- Braggart – 5