This adorable video captures the moment an adventurous grandmother tackled the world’s fastest zip line – aged 91.
Margaret Carroll, from Portishead, North Somerset, was swimming with rays and knocked 100ft off a cliff.
The retired school principal flew over the Grand Canyon in a helicopter, climbed the Great Wall of China and flew in a hot air balloon.
Margaret also took part in the Holms Race in a sailing boat around the Bristol Channel, climbed Mount Snowdon and swam in the Dead Sea.
She says age is just a number and has no intention of slowing down.
At 91, Margaret Carroll from Portishead, North Somerset, has her sights set on the world’s fastest zipline.
The retired principal said her grandchildren got together and organized it and she just turned up and did it
Margaret went to Zip World Velocity 2 in Penrhyn Quarry, Wales on March 25 and said it was “amazing”.
A Margaret’s great-grandmother said: “I don’t really think of them as adventure activities, they’re just things I’ve done.
“I did not pioneer anything, nor did I do anything alone. When it was my 90th birthday, I joked about doing a zipline.
“My grandchildren got together and organized it, I just turned up and did it. It only took a few minutes, they have to be very careful about safety.
“You have a nice view from the top. It’s a great experience and very safe.”
Margaret retired at the age of 55 at the same time as her late husband, who was older.
She spent more of her life in retirement than working.
Margaret went to Zip World Velocity 2 in Penrhyn Quarry, Wales on March 25 and said it was “amazing”.
She said the zip line only took a few minutes and it was a beautiful view at the top, she admitted it was also very safe
Margaret also took part in the Holms Race in a sailing boat around the Bristol Channel, climbed Mount Snowdon and swam in the Dead Sea.
Margaret was photographed on a motorcycle a few years ago after retiring at the age of 55 with her late husband.
She said: “My husband had Alzheimer’s so I couldn’t really leave the house.
“When he died, I started doing things about 15 or 16 years ago. I went to work and started a family and didn’t have much time for myself.
“When you retire, you have time and a little more money than when you’re raising children.
“About seven years ago I swam with rays in the Caribbean. They were the most beautiful, gentle creatures that swam around you.
“It’s different than doing things alone.”
Margaret traveled to China with a group and visited the Great Wall and other sites, including the Terracotta Army.
Margaret said her family thought she was “a bit crazy” but that she was “very lucky” to still be healthy
Margaret said staying active is exhausting as she has been retired longer than she has worked
Margaret loved the experience and said the view was amazing from the top – but afterwards she wanted to go skydiving
She also went horseback riding in the Grand Canyon, although it was her first time trying horseback riding.
She flew a helicopter over it, which landed and the tourists had a picnic.
Margaret added: “I’d like to do a skydive, I don’t know if it’s going to happen.
“That’s all I want to do. I also sailed my son’s yacht around the Bristol Channel in the Holms Race.
My family thinks I’m a little crazy. I am very lucky because I am still healthy, which is quite unusual at my age. I don’t fight like some older people do.’
But she said it takes effort to stay active.
Margaret said: “Covid has stopped a lot of the things I do. I’ve been retired since I was 55, longer than I’ve worked.”
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