We were out by about 9:30 this morning, heading back home from the Gorges du Verdon. My sister really wanted to do the zipline/ropes course in Villeneuve-Loubet, so we made early afternoon reservations. We were practically the only people in the entire park! It was amazing.
And very challenging--I had forgotten how much effort some of the stations took. Our family plus the oldest cousin did the most difficult course, with 40 different stations. Many of them are rock climbing up sheer cliffs with just a few pieces of rebar here and there. Whew! And there are two super long ziplines--about 35 seconds to traverse. I think my very favorite part is the enormous tree that you have to climb down after traversing a long rope bridge. Some of the branches lean far out over the river below.
As soon as we got home around 4 pm, we sent everyone scattering in different directions. Eric got groceries; Dio and a cousin bought Magnum ice cream bars; Zari, Ivy, and Inga bought pizza and birthday cake; and I got more food at a few places. We all came back together for a quick birthday dinner and cake. We'll make a better dinner tomorrow when we have more time.
The kids and older cousins have been working on a funny shampoo video. Enjoy! Lots of inside jokes.
My sister's family is leaving early tomorrow morning. We have to say our goodbyes soon and get all the kids to bed.
Anyway, it was a fun, if unorthodox, birthday!
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