As we all know the main point of walking, climbing, scrambling and
other outdoor activities is to be able to consume more biscuits
without turning into a huge, lard-arsed, coke-sucking, sofa-dwelling,
TV-addicted wretch or in some cases, simply to make the process less
obvious.
So it's gratifying to see a site dedicated to the simple
necessities of tea, cake and biscuits hitting the headlines. The
site, www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com
carries the sterling mission statement:
'Well I think we should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea,
and some biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice
as well. Lovely.'
Which is hard to argue with. Unfortunately, it's so popular at the
time of writing that it loads at the unenviable velocity of black
treacle being poured at the North Pole.
For the record, the OUTDOORSmagic editorial biscuits of choice
are:
1. Fig Rolls for those gnarly mountain days when energy bars
cost too much and you just need to keep going at a reasonable
price
2. Plain Chocolate Hobnobs for post climbing tea-quaffing
episodes back home
3. Tesco Half Chocolate-Coated Orange Cookies for totally
self-indulgent rest day lard-loading activities.
4. Jaffa Cakes for post training session re-loading. They're
actually relatively healthy and have a protein / carbo mix of sorts,
anyway, that's our excuse...
Jon Doran (So-called Editor)
We put the patented Canadian-made, moulded plastic banana protector through its paces and wonder why it glows in the dark...
