9:00AM start today. It was nice to sleep in. Gilberte made crepes for breakfast again today. This time they were egg and ham and cheese crepes which were really good. After breakfast, I got picked up and we drove for an hour and a half to Arbraska. Arbraska is pretty much wild play except there are more courses and the trees are smaller. Nat was sick today so she didn’t come with us, she was sleeping and getting better instead. When we got there, we filled out some paper work and then got our harnesses and helmets sorted out. Then the guid gave us his introduction and we were off. The first course we did was an intermediate course which was pretty easy, then we did a difficult course which was also not bad. Then we decided it would be a good idea to do the extreme course. In reality, it wasn’t so bad, it was actually quite fun, but I was really tired after. Then we had a short water break before we went and did the Tarzan swing. It was actually really fun and kind sacry. You climb up this ladder onto a platform and then clip yourself into the rope. Then you just jump off the platform and swing across to a net on the otherwise and climb down. There was a bit of free fall at first but the transition from free fall to swinging was very smooth. The hardest part actually transferring my clips from one rope to the next. After that we are the snacks we brought with us (we didn’t really eat lunch) and then made our way back to our respective houses. On the way back, everyone in my car (except the driver) fell asleep. We were so tired from yesterday and today that we all just had a quick nap. We did briefly stop however because there was a really big chair on the way home and Aaron’s host dad wanted to take a picture of Aaron sitting in it (Aaron is really tall). When i got home, I checked on Nat, did some laundry and some dishes and then went and got a small cake for Gilberte and Sylvain because it was their 23rd wedding anniversary today. When I back I had dinner which was leftover sausages and rice and then cleaned up my room a bit before Tae came over. When she got here we fought with Skype for awhile before figuring out how to do a group video call. We talked with Sam L, Fiona, Antonia, and Shae-Linn (even if Antonia was on phone and everyone else was on tae’s iPad and I just pointed my phone at the screen). We talked for a couple hours before Tae went home and I got ready for bed. I put on another load of laundry and Gilberte and I talked for a bit about how school works here and the cakes that I make before i made my lunch and went to bed. I’m tired and sore, but having lots and lots of fun.
What a weekend! No wonder you are tired. And why am I not at all surprised that you found yourself on the “extreme” course? Sounds like a great time. In other news, we taught Véro 5 Crowns tonight… and she promptly beat us. 🙂