Hive Health

We maxed it this year having finally got to the size that we can sensibly hire a big house for a massive December Party. Alongside some extreme Scottish weather, 34 of us headed up to Glasgow on the big orange bird in the sky. The 120 mile an hour winds had disappeared by the time we landed leaving 3 roads closed and blizzards closing in. The plan evolved with two Coach companies dropping out last minute seeing Sapna and Prateek wheeling and dealing our way to the transfer from Glasgow to the Scottish heartlands; Argyllshire on the west coast of wintery Scotland.

For those of us lucky enough to be with a local driver, we took full advantage of the 3 hour earlier arrival time and checked out the pallet of local booze that greeted us. By the time the last of our crowd arrived we matched their low on spirits with ours, greeting their cheery little faces with highballs filled with Single malt. A 6am bedtime preceded a hearty breakfast and a snow covered treasure hunt and theatre experience all fuelled by enthusiasm, cheating and Team Italy’s faviourite Bunnahabhain.

Alongside extensive training sessions, business updates and state of the nation presentations. Friday night kicked off with a mobile-made-video competition celebrating Hive’s 4th birthday (Entries to be YouTubed later this week). Dinner by Louise and her team included loads of  game, pastry, chocolate and a few bottles of wine. Hearty dancing supported by the democracy of our Spotify account.

Dangerous moves lasted until morning (even the Malt was single!). A beautiful dawn saw bedtime, a waking fire alarm and scenic trip through the countryside and across the ferry to the mainland. Diet Coke, airport-floor-sluping and the slow journey back home saw it over until another year.

I think this trip has been the best ever. All of us together, a new venue,  snow and whisky – perfect. With photos slowly being edited, deleted or uploaded our Christmas story can be enjoyed courtesy of Flickr.