Sunday, August 28, 2005
Foret De Villecartier
We went with the children and some friends to the Forêt De Villecartier - Villecartier Forest - this afternoon. It's a large lake within a large forest, with electric model boats for hire that take up to four people, various walks and cycle tracks around the lake and through the forests, picnic areas, a cafe, etc. However the most impressive thing was the 'aerial assault course' in the trees. It was huge, and looked like really good fun. There were three courses all suspended up in the trees with various ropes, death-slides, bridges, climbing nets and swings. They kitted you out in a harness with a couple of caribiners, that you clipped on and off the wires as you traversed the course, and it looked like you also got your own personal 'sliding wheel' which hooked onto the death-slides. The information desk said it cost 20€ and took about 3 to 4 hours to do the training and complete the course. If, unlike me, you were young, fit and healthy it looked like a really good day out.
Foret De Villecartier is just South of Pontorson at the bottom of the Cherbourg peninsula.
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Foret De Villecartier
