super long delayed post. Wanted to post bout my hike at Broga Hill for a really really long time already, but just, was busy and lazy. Busy, most of the time. With what you say? (syok sendiri, maybe noone's asking this) hmm, studying stuffs, assignments, little things here and there. I'm coping with it, pretty well i suppose. Hopefully the end result will be good *OPTIMISM* :)
Alright, so in my previous few post, i mentioned bout hiking Broga Hill. Actly now that i think of it, it was 2 months back already. Time sure pass fast.
I remember sleeping at bout 12 the night before. 2 hours of sleep i think, then woke up at bout 2.30am!! Me and my hiking buddies :D gathered at bout 3am. Super drowsy, i was barely awake. Drove there (the guys, not me cause they don't trust my driving skills. In my defence, I can drive pretty well!! )
Got a lil lost along the way, took us slightly longer than it should for us to reach. Was rushing so badly cause we didn't want to miss the sun rise, the whole point of us waking up that early.
Reached there, it was still really really dark. Like you have to move around with a torch light (which i forgot to bring, despite my dad reminding me earlier that day == ) There was already few other groups of people/hikers there too.
The hike up was, slooowww. Cause of the darkness, it's pretty hard to find your ways, as in it's rather tough to know where to put your hands and feet. Plus, we wanna make sure everyone's safe so, Slow and Steady!!
FYI, the Broga Hill have 4 stages to it, if i may. There's 4 rather wide platforms along the way where people just sits n rests and some may even decide to stop there (too tired, etc) The 4th platform being the top.
So along the way up/ on top, i was trying to take pictures with my phone but they didn't turn out too well :( Pictures were all dark n those with flash had a pinkish effect on it. I guess it's because i was using a pink case so the flash reflected on the case, does that make sense to you?
As you can see, when we reached the top, it was till really dark. There was already a crowd when we reached the top. All waiting for the sunrise. The clearer pictures were taken with a camera.
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| Hiking buddies!! There were a few more of them. |
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| Anxiously waiting for the sunrise at the top. |
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| Even the moon was still up when we reached the top. haha |
Group Shot in darkness.
Then, when the sky started to brighten up a bit, girls being girls, we camwhored more!! lol
Bad quality pictures cause we used our phone's camera. Good enough *thumbsup*
Honestly, when u say sunrise on a hill top, i would expect it to be an amazing, breath-taking scenery. You know like one of those typical drawings we do back in primary school? Big round bright sun, clouds, beautiful skylight. But what i saw that day was .___. not that it wasn't beautiful, it's just....normal. Basically the sky looked exactly the same as it does when i see it early in the morning when i go to school. Normal. Or maybe it was just that day in particular that it didn't look amazing.
Being disappointed with the view, i just let myself enjoy the hike up n down.
I prefer going up than down. The way down was, quite energy-consuming i would say. The ground is quiet eroded already, so pretty slippery. I practically slide on my feet/heels most of my way down. Lol. It was fun. haha
On the way down, it was really bright already, don't remember the time though. There was alot of people making their way up as we were going down.
A couple of jumpshots here and there :)(got these pictures from my friend's fb )
Andddd, that's bout it. After the hike, we did a lil clean up, went for lunch there in Nottingham area. Btw, for those who don't know Broga Hill is near Nottingham University.
Now, a lil advise for the girls who would wanna go hiking or some sort. I would prefer to go in long pants or leggings or long tights or just anything long, to protect my legs. haha. Even though it's just a very minimal protection, of course you're still exposed to risk of injuries and all, but as long as you're careful, you won't get scratches on your legs. Be it from mosquitoes/ creepy crawly stuffs or prickling plants, etc etc.
Wear a comfortable shoe which allows you to move easily, and it should have a good grip. Or else, you would slip n fall n die!!! :O
Prevention better than cure, yes? :)Just stay in groups, don't fool around too much, don't push yourself (when you're tired or feeling dizzy, inform your friends, you guys should stop)
Bring waters and some energy bar/chocolate bar/ snacks along.
And you'll be fine ;)
Most importantly, have lots n lots of fun!!
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| Shadow made my leg/thigh look so big. haha. self-conscious much. |
I'm done now. Gonna go do a lil reading before i call it a day.
Good night and have a Great day ahead.
PS : SMILE MORE :))))
Bye *wavess*
