Ben Nevis

Hi All 

Hope your well because my legs are killing me! and yep I have no one to blame but myself. It was my choice to drive seven hours in a mini bus with seven other crazy people to walk up Ben Nevis for six hours and then drive the six hours home again.

Ok it was soo worth it! I had a great time and such an amazing sense of achievement. We were planning on doing the three peak challenge next year but after that I'm quickly changing my mind. For those who dont know the three peak challenge is to walk up the tallest mountains in England, Scotland and Whales in a mere 24 hours. That's Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike in 24 hours and each should take five hours and one will be in the dark. Yep its going to be as scary as it sounds. 

The Before Picture

I wanted to tell you all about the amount of stupid people we saw on our walk with trainers on, very little kids in toe, no bags so no water, no food, no waterproof clothing and not even a warm fleece. Now we were super lucky with the weather but if we hadn't been so many people would have created a nightmare situation for themselves and the amazing mountain rescue. I really couldn't get over it there was even people like that walking up at we were walking down going on six o'clock. 

Amazing Veiws

Here's just a few little facts about Ben Nevis and why people should take it as a very serious walk. And yes I did use good old Wikipedia for my lovely little facts. Its just over a 10 mile walk with a massive height of 1352m and trust me as soon as your on the path its straight up. Also the top of Ben Nevis is really strange and your literately are walking on rocks as its a collapsed dome of a volcano.

A Long Way Down

The most interesting thing I found out was the temperature change, the average high temperature for August is only 6.40c and the low a meagre 2.8c. Hence the importance of a waterproof and warm clothing.

Not Even Half Way

We Made It,

Ben Nevis is walked up and down almost 100,000 times a year, and I'm so glad I have added to that count have you?

Thanks for reading

Warning Personal Information Blog!!

As anyone who works in retail will know its very rare to get a long weekend! but I swopped a few shifts last week to help out and it ended in me having a four day weekend, Yep you read that right first time in ages!

This is my first 'personal' blog post so let me know if you would like to read more or less of these :)

So if you have four days off but no major plans what do you do? serious question folks I would love to know

Firday, first things first a looonnnnggg lie in that is well deserved, but as usual im up about 8 o'clock with Gizmo (my cat) deciding its time I got up to feed him.

This is what I wake up to, he is actually sitting on my chest, yes I get the hint!!

Gizmo

Next ponder going to the gym but have a massive fail and decided to ring my dad to see if he can come and fit my cat flap for me. Which as dads do he comes straight round and cuts a hole in my back door whilst I couldn't look with nerves.

Gizmo's Own Back Door

Thanks god I had no need to panic as my dad is amazing and fitted it perfectly! The next step was trying to teach the cat to actually use the bloody thing and it only took two days and having to take the magnetic bit off it.


Saturday, impromptus decision to have a shopping trip and lunch in Manchester with the boy. Im going to do a separate blog on the things I bought and reviews but here's a sneak peak.

Manchester haul

So a few shops done and off to lunch and a cheeky drink, if your ever in Manchester I would recommend going to Albert's Shed on Deans Gates Locks its great and the lunch time menu two course for £10.95 is great value. Here's the link to their website

Fish and Chips Albert's Style

The boy had Fish and Chips and it has to be the poshest I've ever seen and it included the must have slice of bread and butter.

The Boy

Sunday! I'm not sure if some people might think its weird but I'm an active member of the walking club at work (yep big gasp). We have been going out a few months now and have done a few hard walks ie Snowden and a few easy ones, this was an easy one. I'm hoping that next year I can do the Three Peaks Challenge for the Cats Protection League as that's where Gizmo is from. We went up to the peak district this time at Castleton doing the 'Great Ridge Walk', we find our walks from the Walking Englishmen Website here's the link.

Ready to Rock & Roll

Castleton

The country side is gorgeous round there and we were lucky enough to get good weather even if it was VERY windy.
Once we have finished on our walk we always go to a pub for a victory pint and this time we ended up having a Sunday lunch. If you are in this neck of the woods I would recommend The Castle Inn and you must get a chocolate brownie mmmmmmmm.

Warm Chocolate Brownie

Hope I've not bored you to much with my first 'personal' information blog but I hope you check out some of the places I've been as I've had a great weekend and as for day four! sleep eat and decorate #cries

Thanks for reading

Liz xxx