109 Sunday 13 March 2022 I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here ( Salford )

 The  previous  week, we  had  noted  this  attraction in  the  shopping  centre  at  Salford  Quays  so  Simon  wanted  to  return  and  have  a  go.  Molly  came  along  with  us.  We  drove  to  Radcliffe  for  the  Metrolink.




I  didn't  want  to  participate  so  I  got  in  on  a  carer's  ticket  which  made  it  considerably  cheaper.

Simon  and  Molly  watched  the  safety  video  then  got  kitted up.


It  started  with  a  climbing  wall. Molly  started  first  and  reached  the  top, shrugging  off  a  bump  on  the  way  down. Simon  followed    but  gave  up  almost  immediately saying  the  holds  were  too  small  for  his  feet. I  was  pretty  disappointed  that  he  quit  so  soon.


They  moved  on  to  the  Tree Top  trek  for  which  there  was  a  long  queue.


Molly  went  first  again.










Next  was  a  challenge  where  they  had  to  do  a  Tarzan  swing  then  cling  on  to  a  bean  bag  for  10  seconds. Molly  did  the  jump  but  failed  to  hold  on. Simon  again  ducked  the  challenge.


After  that  they  took  their  harnesses  off  for  the  final  challenges, one  of  which  was  a  slide.


Last  up  was  a  sort  of  assault  course  where  we  bumped  into  our  frends Ray  and  Sue.


Simon  wanted  to  go  on  the  little  sled  that  whizzes  around  the  roof  but  the  queue  was so  large  we'd  be  there  another  hour . He  agreed  that  wasn't  worth  it.  We  collected  the  voucher  for  the  posed  photos.







We  went  for  tea  at  Bella  Italia  then  made  our  way  home.

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