As Saturday was yet another beautifully sunny day (we are having the most amazing stretch of beautiful weather here, although rumour has it it's going to break next week), after tennis and the market in the morning we decided to walk down to a local climbing spot called Les Gaillands to try some outdoor climbing with the girls. Although they've climbed on indoor walls, they had never actually tried climbing on real rock before.
And they loved it.
Funnily enough, with kids, the challenge is not getting them to climb up, it's like they don't even notice the height, the real challenge is to get them come down correctly. Thankfully, Toby made them practice very low down on the rock before letting them go any higher. It's very counter-intuitive to lean back on the rope, and if they don't get their bum below their feet and keep their legs straight and their feet apart, it's very easy to swing back into the rough rock. Indie got the idea immediately, but Toby had to climb up a few times to help Anna. Zoe was very keen at the start, but got a little freaked out coming down, and so didn't do too much. Indie was the real natural, she practically ran up the rock to the top and came down like a pro. Once again, after a listless performance in tennis (barely even trying to hit the ball for fear of not being able to hit the ball) she surprised us in the climbing. Maybe we've found the sport for her...
Anna discovered these amazing creation on our doorstep earlier in the day. And the creators even left a note - if you can't make it out, it says 'Made by squirrels'. It seems even French squirrels write in cursive.
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