Go Ape

 

My birthday weekend part 2 - yesterday I went to Go Ape with Jo at Delamere Forest to do the Treetop Challenge. It was so fun - love all stuff like this!

We were booked in for the 11:30am group but we were super early so had to wait for the earlier group of people to be harnessed up and practice how to do it. You get a short induction of sorts of how to clip yourself in and what to do then you're just left to it. You clip your self onto the ropes and do different challenges - walking along planks, ropes, Tarzan across a net, zip wire all sorts of different things. On some there was an easy route then there was a more advanced harder and we had to go for the harder one. It wasn't actually any harder just more fun. Might as well try it while you're there.

We couldn't take a bag and because we were wearing gym clothes without pockets we couldn't take our phone with us so didn't get any photos of what the course looked like or us doing any of it. We could have walked back afterwards to get photos but just got too dirty because at the end of each part there is a zip wire that goes into wood chippings and we kept crashing straight into it and getting covered in it. Was all in my shoes and socks - that was the worst bit and only dirty bit really. So good job I wore my old gym trainers I wasn't bothered about getting dirty and got changed after.

It says it takes 2-3 hours but the only reason it took so long was the people in front going round so slow which was slowing us down. We were the first to go in our group and started around 11:45am and finished at 2:15pm. We would have got round pretty quick if there wasn't anyone in front of us as I was just going for it wasn't scared. Jo got a bit scared off some off the zip line and the second big Tarzan swing.

It was really good I enjoyed it and would do it again - they have a few different ones but I think this was the hardest one and the other ones are more suitable for younger kids.

After we went to Cheshire Oaks and had food at Wagamama

Jo got:

Grilled Duck Donburi - Shredded duck in spicy teriyaki sauce, sticky white rice, carrot, mangetout, sweet potato, cucumber, red + spring onions, fried egg, side of kimchi

I got:

Teriyaki Udon (changed the soba noodles to udon) - mangetout, bak choi, red + spring onions, beansprouts, teriyaki sauce, seaame seeds and salmon

Chicken Yakitori - Marinated miso glazed chicken skewers with sesame seeds

We definitely ordered the hoisin pulled duck bun and was sat waiting for it but didn't come so we asked but they said we didn't order it but sure we did so we just left it and this was enough food for us.

Cheshire Oaks was so busy and the Nike shop was definitely the busiest and it wasn't even that good. Like the stuff in there wasn't good and wasn't even that cheap either. It used to be a lot cheaper, things were expensive but I did end up buying 3 t-shirts just for the gym.

Thanks for the day out Jo! Fun filled birthday weekend for the last of my 20s!

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Chester

Had a little day out to Chester today. We went to Cheshire Oaks first then ended up in Chester. Cheshire Oaks was busy as kids are off for the Easter holidays. The Nike shop was disappointing nothing good but the queue was all around the shop. Clearly we got there late and missed out as Rich wanted to get some stuff but it wasn't worth waiting in the queue for. All the shops were rubbish as well but me and Sarah did get a Mac Velvet Teddy lipstick in the first shop we went to. Some discount cosmetics shop.

Sarah has never been to Chester before so it was a little day out for her - not that there is much to see in the town really. We went to Cafe Rouge for some food. We did actually go into Bella Italia first but the waitress was really rude and we weren't feeling the food so just walked out after we ordered the drinks and told them to cancel them as the service was crap.

We were the only people in Cafe Rouge though which was weird and there was only one woman waiting on. So we were expecting the service to be perfect.

I got the Pea and Mint Tortelloni - with tomato tapenade & watercress garnish

It was actually really nice and I was starving so just inhaled it. It was cold but I still ate it I was that hungry. Told the woman and they ended up giving me another one as I said I wanted to try it hot but it still come out cold so not sure what's going on there as they apparently tempered it before they brought it out the second time. I could have had a full bowl of it really I enjoyed it that much. 

Rich got the Seasonal soup - Lentil and Minestrone

Sarah got the Grilled veg and halloumi baguette - grilled peppers, courgettes, aubergines and halloumi, with smoked harissa hummus and coriander cress with sweet potato fries 

Jo got Poulet Breton - roast chicken surpreme with mushrooms, courgettes, leeks and a herb & wine sauce with sweet potato fries instead of mash

Rich got the Steak baguette - sliced black Angus rump steak with red onion chutney, and Dijon mayonnaise

I got the Salmon - oven baked with asparagus, samphire, crushes new potatoes and Cafe de Paris Bearnaise

The salmon was nice wasn't dry at all. The asparagus was a bit dead though but felt like I couldn't really moan any more otherwise they would have spat in my food. I didn't like the sauce but luckily I didn't need it. 

We got 2 for 1 with Meerkat Meals so it worked out only £12 each which was good. We just drove back after, went home and got changed to go the gym to do a quick hour training chest. My legs are still sore from yesterday's run though and did spend the day walking everywhere so I should have a good night's sleep tonight. Can't be bothered with going to work though but back to reality tomorrow.

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