Worth the Climb

We stood on the sand, the calm waters nearing us, then falling back with the tide. The three of them were in a stand-off with me. Did I want to hike the nearby cliffs named Giant’s Foot that overlook the ocean with them?

I threw out every excuse in the book, which were echoed back to me by each of them in turn:

I’m tired. ( It’s not that hard, they said).