The charity abseil took place yesterday at Southwold in good weather, if a little breezy. Never having done an abseil before, I was somewhat nervous, and can honestly say it is one of the most worrying things I've done!
Getting over the handrailing at the top of the lighthouse seems such a wrong thing to do (even with the safety line!), and then dangling from a rope connected to a little webbing harness does not really instill a sense of security. Having said that, it was exciting and in the process managed to raise a current total of........
£607.50!!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated, it will help the RNLI continue to do their life-saving work (voluntarily don't forget!). There is still time to donate for anyone that may like to at my Virgin Money Just Giving page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=Mark.Bird
Here's a little video of the rather tentative approach I took!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNPnJNiMbGE