Was a beautiful sunny morning today with the most delicious hue of cloudless blue up above---so a bunch of us headed out to the Pentland Hills to make a day of it. After my previous try at hill walking and my fall n everything...I was a bit skeptical. I hadn't even bought a pair of hiking boots yet as promised.So yet again with my old crappy converse and minimal layer of clothing( coz it was 7 degrees n sunny acc. to the forecast!),I walked out looking like I was headed shopping to the high street while every one else ofcourse looked like they were going
hiking---which we were. It took me a while, maybe about half way up my first hill, to realize how fucked I was!! It got windy, getting worse the higher we climbed. AND the cold!!! I could feel my eyes swollen coz of the wind. So anyway, Up one hill and down, up the next and down again, and UP the third and all the way winding down!! But each time we reached the summit, it was the most amazing feeling!! It was a steep but fairly easy climb with sheep and highland cows grazing along the route, but it got tricky and very challenging at places. I made Micheal carry me across a small stream coz I refused to get my shoes wet heehee. But I really
need those waterproof hike boots ASAP!Sumwhr between the singing n random screaming and between the second n third hill we lost sight of civilizaton!! None of us were good with maps, the sun was setting soon, was getting colder and darker..no flashlights...basically just about getting fucked! So we unanimously voted to detour from the valley towards the nearest town we come across. Micheal ofcourse wanted to climb that fourth fucking hill as well. We shut him up for good, and then ...we walked 500 miles and walked 500 more, just to be the ones who walked 1000 miles to fall down on
the door...No Town still!!!! Walked along the highway and tried to hitchhike but tough luck, so we tried a "short cut" and walked through someones farm even though the sign read "private property. Keep Out!". We walked amidst fighting sheep, we walked along humping sheep, we walked with that horrible stench in the air....sheep shit probably! eyuk!! Heard a farm tractor start up and since we were trespassing and discussing quite aloud our plans of stealing sheep for dinner, we ran thru the barn n stables before the angry farmer cud catch up.

Finaly after miles n miles of walking we reached a road with a bus stop!!!! Amen! I cannot begin to explain how exhausted I am and I cannot begin to imagine what getting out of bed tomorrow is going to be like! Every muscle is my body is sore. That's fine. What I'm freaked out abt is that my chest feels like it weighs a 100 tons, probably coz of the wind n cold and it really hurts to breathe. Hope it'll be fine by tomorrow! Off to rest my tired bones now!! AAAAAAAAAaaaaaah Beeeeeeeed. Sweet.SWEET. Bed!!

3 comments:
awesome pics!!
hiking's tough whn ur not ready fr it.. its like, aftr a bit of time when u cant feel ur legs.. u tend to gve up n go with the flow that evryone else's 'excited' abt..hah!
this place looks damn pretty (n breezy as hell fr some reason). HAVE cme visit you before (you and) i graduate :) tee hee hee
luverly hills! hehe...can imagine u being underdressed like always!!
i am dying to do some hill climbing with u!shivani hasnt been in touch at all..so am already thinking india in april and UK in august instead of the other way round when cp cud hav had come with me to UK in april. trust her to be like this...i've really REALLY given up on her!
btw i totally love the unrelated to the topic start...chinese food with sound of music in the background...heehee
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