Learning the ropes

On the 28Th June, Gary and I are joining the family in Glasshouse Mountains, to celebrate Arjanne's and my birthday over dinner at the Caloundra RSL. Diego and Annemieke and their children are moving to Bolton, England on the 14Th July as well. This will give their children the opportunity to experience life in Europe and gives them plenty of time to explore all that Europe has on offer. This will be the only chance of spending some time with the entire family and we made them a promise to take the family abseiling before the Damiani's departure. There was quite a turnout, 18 people in total. The next day we will take the family abseiling and in preparation, Gary takes them through the ropes in the backyard. We pack food, gear and family into 3 cars and make our way to Mt Ngun Ngun. Mt Ngun Ngun has two drops suitable for abseiling. A 10 metre drop for beginners and a 60 metres drop for the ones looking for a thrill. Everyone went down and did extremely well on the 10 metres drop and we decided it was time to let them have a look at the 60 metres drop. Not everyone is game to go down this drop as the initial step off can be quite frightening. After setting up, Gary was first to go and the rest followed, including 10 year old Marcus. Everyone was extremely brave and had the time of their lives. We pack up and say goodbye to everyone before we head back for home.