So today continued the intense activity program with high ropes and bridge swinging. After starting off misty and damp after a night of rain the day soon returned to "our usual" hot sunstroke type weather. This was a relief as doing these activities in the rain is not fun.
The course consisted of several long zip wires that criss crossed high above a river bed, a high ropes course under the bridge, abseil from the bridge and finally the bridge swing. This can only be described as similar to a bungy but using ropes so you start by leaping into the void until the ropes take the slack and create a enormous swing.
Oh and the highlight...poor young Isaac, he spent ages psyching himself up for the jump, bottled it first time round but hung around (excuse the pun) watching and waiting until everyone else had jumped, went for it and did it. Unfortunately, for him the instructor seemed to forget the last person had jumped and after about 20 minutes the kids on the ground noticed Isaac just hanging 5m up, under the bridge on the end of the rope. Everyone found it funny (including Isaac) and he made a name for himself. Hope it did not scare you off from doing it again one day Isaac!
Oh and the highlight...poor young Isaac, he spent ages psyching himself up for the jump, bottled it first time round but hung around (excuse the pun) watching and waiting until everyone else had jumped, went for it and did it. Unfortunately, for him the instructor seemed to forget the last person had jumped and after about 20 minutes the kids on the ground noticed Isaac just hanging 5m up, under the bridge on the end of the rope. Everyone found it funny (including Isaac) and he made a name for himself. Hope it did not scare you off from doing it again one day Isaac!
No comments:
Post a Comment