Rappeling, Hiking and River Rafting with the Whole Family
The world is full of surprises. Our daughter Lina is hanging on to a rope that dangles down from a bridge. Normally, this 11-year-old is a scaredy cat. Today, though, she is excited, grinning from ear to ear. Lina is rappeling down 50 feet/15 meters, and is enjoying every second of the experience.
Clayton, our guide at Adventure World, says this happens a lot with the kids on the adventure day trips he leads. As he explains, you see the world from a completely different perspective when you rappel from this bridge over the Murg River. We are only 90 minutes west of Stuttgart, but deep in the Black Forest. And I have to admit that we are already having more fun and adventure than I expected.
This day is full of surprises. And the biggest are our children! Roman, our son, has already reached the river bed. Of course, the nine-year-old had to go first, as usual. He is never afraid of anything. But he was suspiciously quiet as he held on to the rope hanging from the bridge. "Are you all right, Roman?" His "Yes" sounded a little hesitant. This chatterbox is rarely as quiet as during the descent. Only when he reaches the bottom and feels the ground under his feet again we do hear the real Roman!