….. and so it was that from the thousands that had applied to attend the traditional 17th of November gathering, i whittled it down to just six. Two of which were dogs.
In maybe 10 years of doing this today was the best weather by a stellar mile. Cold but not too cold and full on bluebird.
The mantra of ‘Never Knowingly Under Catered™️’ was upheld and the buffet i ‘prepared’ filled both an @aiguillealpine Guide 50 and an @ospreypacks Mutant 30.
The tradition of supping Nescafe 3in1s whilst dad-dancing to Manchester Rambler was also upheld.
It was all going swimmingly until Stef wandered part way up the hillside to take some photos wearing a sheep fleece coloured jacket and for some bizarre reason Isla and Archie mistook him for an attacking yak and went full on guard dog attack mode. I haven’t heard the labrador bark in at least 3 yrs.
Fine weather, food and friends. I’ll take that.
Big love to
@paulmorris433
@tomrichardson1811
@rhona_gram
@stefanamato
Archie
and Isla
for joining in the tradition 🙏