Pub Stop

Pub Philosophy

To be sure, there are many reasons to go hill walking, including exercise, scenery and camaraderie. Mike has yet another reason, stopping at a pub. The word "pub" is short for "public house." In many places, especially in villages, pubs are the focal point of local communities. People of all types can be found in a pub:  men, women, families, young, and old. Think of the popular TV sitcom of the 1980's, "Cheers."

Monthly, our hill walking club charters a private bus to take us to a section of the country not easily accessed by public transport. On the last one of these trips we had 30+ hill walkers who split into smaller groups to walk three different routes. After all had completed the various hill walking routes, we converged at a pub. Great place to tell stories about the day's hiking and occasionally reflect on some local pub philosophy; see photo for a curious example. "Life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you'll have the time of your life."