Saturday night I was meant to go out with Llion for his birthday, he cried off with a stomach bug, so I went out for a few jars. A few too many as it turned out. So when Llion phoned for a climbing session yesterday, I was a little raw to say the least. We did manage to sneak out, and Llion as the Birthday Boy did all the leading. Katie Haston came along as well, one of the first times that the Yosemite dream team climbed together, it is our hope that all three of us will climb the Nose next year!
I also was informed that I have an offer of a partner to climb the Nose in a day, however the treat of slow me down and I’ll kill you is perhaps a little worrying. Training starts here!
The weather was cold, but bearable and we managed Seamstress and Seams the Same, before it started raining. A good way to spend an hour or so. The light as we finished was awesome, and a real treat to catch.
That evening Huw had arrange to cook Llion a birthday feast, and what a feast. This was the best meal I have ever eaten. Chicken Liver Pate with a port and berry reduction, served with Melba toast. Followed by Moroccan style medallions of lamb served on a bed of couscous, with a selection of roasted veg and spinach, with a sick Moroccan sauce. Pudding was an amazing Sticky Toffee pudding from the nurse of the now director of Next, who gained an MBE for her work in the aftermath of a IRA bombing, and she can’t half bake a fierce cake.
This was the sort of meal that I would never be able to go to a restaurant to buy, because I couldn’t afford it.
