Adventurous activity 1: Let's try abseiling

For our first activity, we headed back towards Taddington and the Monsal Trail at Millers Dale - familiar territory for us. We exchanged tales of walking, cycling and pony rides down the trail.  None of us have abseiled before, so we're not quite sure what to expect.

We listened carefully before getting our harnesses on. 

The instructor checked we were all safely buckled up and ready to go.

Hmm...some slightly worried looks. 

Here we go. Who's brave enough to go first?

The bridge over the River Wye is 80 feet high and the first challenge is to climb over the railings. 

We did it! 

Now we can relax.