Tell It On The Mountain Top!

Life is indeed delightful; we may not have it all sorted out and rosy but at the end of the day we have sooooo much to be thankful for! There's a prevalent saying by Eleonora Duse "If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive"

New day, New adventure...The weather was pleasant! For some reason we thought it would rain but regardless we carried on (Hiking after it rains or when it rains is not advisable at all, mother nature saw our determination and held it up for us lol). At 6:45 Am we set out to meet at the rendezvous point, we were going to hike in the ever gorgeous district of  Maitama. Maitama is such a beautiful place between; some people define it as the citadel of power in Abuja, apparently a large number of our leaders/wealthy people in general reside there😉

So back to the matter, we started out and boy oh boy it wasn't exactly easy because the mountain was rather steep. The trail wasn't particularly bare, we were surrounded with bushes, trees, rocks and elevated grounds, we went across a valley with a stream and oh my daysss it was so beautiful but on the other hand we had to be super careful with our steps. There was this point where we had to jump down a pile of rocks, everybody on the team was good to go and then the hard part came lurking, well it wasn't exactly hard but we had to use a different approach. Okay let me speak for myself lol I  crawled up like a baby because i couldn't think of any other way to get up but it was fun in general, clearing paths and overcoming the challenges. OMG who remembers karara??? The worrisome plant in secondary school! If someone wants to do you strong thing they'll lace your water with it and it itches so bad! Seniors would legit beg you not to put it in their water, i like that it was humbling haha so yes we saw that along the way and it brought back so many memories 🙊🙈🙉

Getting better at dem poses!

It took approximately 1 hour to get to the top and the view lawd! the view was definitely worth it. We set out to have fun, take pictures and enjoy nature, there was a variety of outdoor games to play and yoga for the soul. We played the popular game concentration concentration and oh boy tension is a bad thing ooo lol someone actually called a phone brand ''SamsungSony'' 😰

The losers had to sit for the champions haha 💪

Coming back down was great, another different experience entirely, i actually feel like coming down could be more difficult because of the sloppy nature of most hills but if you can have a good grip of yourself and your movement it would probably be beans. We had to jump, run and glide through but in summary it was a fun experience, we created pleasant memories and I'll definitely do it again. Another mountain conquered whoop! 🙅 If you ever want to hike on the Maitama hill, I'll advice good footwear, you do not want to have a slippery sole on there. (I have a post up pointing out general tips for beginners, be sure to check it out!)

Thank you for taking out the time to read my experience, i would love you guys to share your thoughts in the comment section, have a good week and remain blessed!

Wanderlust Anne.

Photo Credit: Zitch Shots
Hike Team: Strides Adventure Club