Coffee and Breakfast outdoors

This is one of my favourite things to do. Made especially nice by a bit of a ride to the spot chosen the night before whilst dropping off to sleep. Saturday morning behind the beach getting some quiet while making breakfast and coffee. Good times. This 80's German poncho makes a great wind breaker or rain shelter. I often carry it on the bike as it's such a versatile bit of kit to get out of weather with, even sun. Combined with a low seat it's my go to set-up.

Today I'm using the Moka Pot for coffee. Usually it's the Aeropress, but it's nice to mix it up sometimes. For a stove I just use a Trangia spirit burner in my Firebox Nano. A super compact and lightweight combination that is totally silent, unlike those horrid little gas stoves that are so common. The little Moka pot fits on the Nano easily, another reason I default to this set-up.

For breakfast it's bacon and eggs, except I forgot the eggs! Meh, you can't have too much bacon, right? I'm Keto so not a problem. I discovered the mild steel frying pan shown below on the Sweedwoods YouTube channel and they work really great on the alcohol burner. Plus they're indestructible and season like cast iron but without the weight, it's my favourite frying pan ever.

When I do this I usually write notes for articles or doodle or just watch the birds. It's 'me' time to decompress and let my mind slow down and wander. So great. I recommend you try it.