Examophobia

What a start to 2007! The first week was ok, getting rid of the New Year's Eve hangover and immediatly back to school on the 3rd on Jan, school being easy and glad to meet up with freinds (my bunch are hopeless at keeping in contact over the hollidays).
The weekend was a bit poo, preparing for exams- yes, immediatly after the new year we have MORE exams to revise for- and then going for a walk on Sunday. It seemed a good idea to walk from Hartington to Bakewell over the Limestone Plateau, but it turned into a miserable slog. I went on my own and was ok at first untill i climbed Carder Low (my first hill of 2007) but by 11:30 it began to rain and didn't stop.
I trudged over the endless sea of green muddy fields of the Limestone Plateau (the southern and central part of Peakland near the southern end of the Pennines) , above 1000ft for miles on end, past the lovely backwater of Monyash and down Lathkill Dale in the rain. The worst bit though was in Bakewell waiting for the bus back home as there were some horrid chav girls playing thier vile 'music' staring at me like i was an alien- i'd rather be up on Kinder in a snowstorm than repeat that experiance again! Despite this the day was worthwhile, the route a great point- to point plod, and way better than being stuck at home.
This week has been full of exams- one on thursday and friday (i think i did well)- and lots of revision, spiced up by getting blown around walking to and from school by the gloriusly strong winds affecting Britain at the moment. Anyway, with more exams to look foreawrd too and colder weather on the way, it looks like 2007 is off to a great start (in a sarcastic way).