Bennachie Mar 2005

Spring has sprung in Aberdeen. The weather was nice, this past weekend. Hisham organised a hike up Bennachie, approx. 518 m (1700 ft) high and there were no takers apart from him and myself. So, we braved ourselves rising up to the challenge. Although I can tell you that, as we drove closer to the base of Bennachie, the peak amongst the mist looked imposing and I had to take a deep breathe telling myself I can do this. The last time we hiked Bennachie was in May 2003 and it took us almost 4 hours to reach the peak and back. Nearly all of us (7 people then) were almost dead from exhaustion and it was so windy and cold that we couldn't fully enjoyed the views. This time, we did it in under 2 hours!!! YESSS!!! It wasn't windy and cold, a pretty calm day. The views at the top were amazing. Next, we will be running up to the peak and back in 45 mins...hehe...