Around Arimbo -My Way

 Around Arimbo - My Way

Ok it didn't start too well as the street to the cafe was blocked off by roadworks.  They weren't there on Saturday when I recce'd the cafe  Typical.

Here we are behind a barrier as some people think we should be.

Peter, Tony, Julie, Jim, Linda, Toby (hiding behind the sign, Jackie (hiding behind Linda), Gill, David, Martin, Bica, Audrey, James, Rafa, and Tom.  Jan arrived just after the photo was taken.

Welcome to our new recruits, Jackie and Tom  

Having driven to the start we set off on an easy downhill.  Well I thought it was easy. Unfortunatly Jan slipped and hurt her wrist.  

Tony leading from behind as he knew what was coming!!

Crossing the river into Arimbo. The dogs were enjoying it while some of us were engaged in jungle warfare.

Sadly for Toby there were no chickens or the big black cock that was there when we reece'd the route.  

A stop to check directions on Mapy then off up the hill. 

And up...

And up....  Crampons and rope anyone?

Yes it really was that steep but then it's my way! This was not the last climb!!  

There was a short climb up to the trig at Corte and Alan volunteered to climb it.  I thought he'd been in the army where you're taught never, ever volunteer.

Alan googled this creature and he thought it was an African Ground Cricket.  We tried to recruit it to the AWW but it was having none of that. It knew what was coming!

 The deserted village of Pero de Amigos.  Needs a bit of work but you can do it if you B & Q it.

How many AWW can you get in that bucket?  Here we were off-piste as I failed to shout stop to Tony and the front walkers.  I thought I could find a new route on Mappy. Err no.

So I marched them down to the bottom of the hill and  marched them back again!!

Great views on the ridge and mercifully no photos of the downhill as it was too steep to stop and look through a lens.  Regrets I've had a few and this decent was one of them. It was the easier of several we could have used and everyone knows I'm not fond/good at going down.  That's why it was my way!!!  At the road Jim and Gill very sensibly took the short cut up the tarmac to the cars.

A moment of quiet reflection.

Last river crossing then on to the sting in the tail. Well it was my way.

Oh yes....it really was that steep but short. My way!!

Easy track along pallet alley and then a couple of minutes back to the cars.
  

A well earned drink and some folk were still smiling.  We had a very interesting discussion about chicks with sticks and blokes with small balls.  Tony goes to blokes with big balls.

And a reminder of what might happen if you criticise the walk leader.

The stats courtesy of Martin:- 

15 kms

554 metres of climb

Just over 5 hours

Many thanks to Alan for the super photos and Carol for sorting our laptop out. 

Tony Sinatra and Julie Vicious