This year we headed to the Belgian Ardennes which is a region of extensive forests and hills in Belgium, Luxembourg and also stretching to France. We planned to join some activities organised in the area. For the first time in my life I went abseiling and I actually managed to go calmly down a little cliff without any major panic attacks. This wasn’t all though. We also went zip-lining across the valley. I thought my arms were going to detach myself and my legs were shaky afterward but the adrenaline rush was great!
But what I liked best from these activities was canoeing down the river. The river was mostly calm and shallow however the current was moving us quickly. At some point my brother-in-law capsized. We all had a laugh at him, seeing that he capsized in the same spot a couple of years back. By this point I thought I was an expert until I saw a tree getting closer to me. Yes, you’ve guessed right, I also capsized and to add to the injury to my self esteem, my canoe went on by itself downstream! Luckily my man and some other random guy managed to get my canoe back and I continued paddling in my very wet clothes!
The long weekend came quickly and my opinion was changed. Camping can indeed be fun.
The moral of this story is that everyone should try out things that look scary, since most probably they’re a hell lot of fun as well!
oh my lord...i found myself holding my breath at the sight of those drops! i'd never ever have the courage to do it!
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