Good evening bloggers!
Felt we might be in need of a Monster update........some of the participants on the challenge (ie me) checked out the maps at the weekend, time schedule, general levels of fitness etc and felt it may be time to succumb to a couple of hours of being patronised by the "helpful young chaps" in Tiso's about "the gear" to take on the Monster challenge. Having done three outings now on the Pentland hills (and improved my time...not that I am competitive) I was feeling a bit insecure about being sorrounded by walking poles and GORETEX (yes reader I married him) but is it all absolutely neccessary? I was brought up climbing hills and mountains from an early age equiped in either wellies or those plastic sandels from Woolworths and later progressing to Green Flash tennis shoes. Supplies included a tin of Cremola Foam (if you remember this you are circa 1969-1974) and a curly wurly.
On the Pentlands on Saturday there was a lot of Goretex and walking Poles and that was just on a mile radius from the Flotterstone Inn, they did tend to disperse as you headed up the hills. There is a wonderful point just before the summit at Carnethy where the orchestra starts to build and you run on to the summit twirl round like Julie Andrews and belt out "The hills are alive with the sound of music" hoping that you are alone at least for the first few bars.
Enjoyed a flask of coffee and some selkirk bannock at the top and then got blown down the other side as the wind was up a bit (this is where a hang-glider or even a decent kagoule would have been useful). Have to confess to quite enjoying the excuse to go out tramping around the hills at the weekend on my own...I like having time to think, I like not having all my time scheduled to the nth degree and having to go shopping or hoover the house.
Anyway, a long way to go on the fitness front but having fun getting out there at the moment...starting the cycle training at the weekend and have got some really ridiculous gear for that!
Keep sending us your comfort food recipes for Holly's book..we are hoping to go to print soon. Poppy's drama show at school last week was a real success so we are hoping for a good fundraising total for our Monster appeal. Many thanks to all of you that have contributed to the web page so far, it is greatly appreciated. www.justgiving.com/gerrysblogteam
I'm signing off now to argue with G about global warming (he has just watched a channel 4 documentary and has got up a head of steam and is looking for a victim to test out a few theories on..how can I refuse. What does this mean for sales of Goretex, walking poles or Cremola Foam?)
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Monday, March 12, 2007
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Ah, Cremola Foam, there's a blast from the past. I can remember lemon and raspberry flavours. Not sure what the ingredients were but it was probably the same stuff that is in Flash toilet cleaner. Hopefully it was kinder on the enamel of the cludgie than it was on that of my teeth.
As an 8-year-old, I can remember watching lager adverts on TV then going into the kitchen to make myself a frothing pint of lemon Cremola Foam to slake my thirst. 10 years later, it was very disappointing to discover that Cremola Foam actually tasted better than lager. However, after much effort and self-sacrifice, in the intervening years, I have managed to acquire a taste for lager.
I have heard that people our age are prepared to pay large amounts of cash for an unopened tin of Cremola Foam. Cheers Big Ears!
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