Right - so this is a bit of a test to see who's been paying attention... Those who have will be thinking, 'Hold on, I thought he did Bickerton Hill with Bethan?', and they would be quite right. However, when we were on holiday in the Massif Central this July, Bethan and Rach both decided to 'upgrade' their hills - blog will appear in due course about that. Therefore, Bickerton Hill with Bethan no longer counts! This also means that The Cloud with Rach no longer counts either!
So - I remembered that on New Year's Day this year we walked up Bickerton Hill with friends, including Paula. She has therefore been 'allocated' Bickerton! I don't consider this cheating, as I have definitely walked to the top of Bickerton this year. At the time we commented how it was a shame we couldn't count it, as Bethan had already claimed it...well, now we can!
For New Year's Eve we had had a 'casino' night at home. Paula came along as did Ken, Jen and Nick. I bought a roulette wheel and Ken brought some poker chips. We had cocktails, a meal and then played roulette, blackjack and poker. It was a great night.
We always try to get out for a New Year's Day walk, and this year we managed to get up to Bickerton. The weather was great - with some frost/snow on the ground, and nice, clear skies. I love walking in that kind of weather - good visibility, crisp air, great views. This walk was all of those things. We all enjoyed it, as did the dog! From the top you can see across to the Berwyn's (climbed with Jamie as my first hill) and North West across towards The Wirral with Liverpool beyond. We love going there, and this day was no exception.
It's great that I can include this New Year's day walk as one of my hills - thanks Paula for climbing it with me!
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