Consider this outing an item scratched off my Bucket List. Don’t think I didn’t start singing the Go, Diego, Go! theme song because I did. How could I not? I have little kids and no shame… Speaking of little kids, a family on our tour brought their 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter along. Incredible! They were fearless! I am not so sure that our boys would have been so brave.
Experiencing a rain forest canopy tour was at the top of my list of things that I wanted to do on this vacation. J did a lot of research to find a highly recommended company to go with when we were staying in the La Fortuna area. The staff was extremely professional and very safe. As you can see, we got our training on the baby zip line before we headed up the mountain.
J brought along the little video camera that he uses to take kiteboarding and other extreme sport footage. Luckily the sexy blue helmets had holes in them so J could strap the camera on top.
After we all took a turn demonstrating our skills on the baby zip line, we jumped in the back of the truck to head up the mountain. Of course the trail that we ascended was rugged. To say it was sketchy would be an understatement. More than once I looked over the side to see that we were just inches from careening down our deaths. My adrenaline was pumping and we hadn’t even reached our first platform!
Our driver expertly navigated the trail and delivered us safely to the top. Our little group of 12 hiked up a few steps to the first platform and gasped at the beauty of our surroundings. Lush, green, tropical beauty. I have never seen anything like it. Then, as if in a dream, I found myself speeding over and through the treetops with nothing above me but blue skies and nothing below me but rain forest. It was like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I will never forget the sound that the apparatus makes on the cable. It’s kind of a loud “zzzzzzzz” sound. Do you see that leather thing on my right hand? That’s how you brake. You pull down on the cord to create enough friction to stop at the next platform.
J and I took turns with my trusty point-and-shoot. I think it did a pretty good job capturing our verdant adventure. There were 15 zip lines and one Tarzan Swing that we all got to try on our way back down the mountain.
The Tarzan Swing was essentially a bungee cord that was attached to our harness. They attached the bungee cord to us while we stood on a platform then they walked us to the edge and let us go!
We swung high up into the trees then back up to the platform. Back and forth like a pendulum. They stopped us after a handful of swings by tapping our feet to slow us down. Eventually, we slowed down enough for the staff to grab our legs and help us disconnect from the cord. It was an insane rush! I’ve never been bungee cording before but this has to be close.
I am so glad that we had good weather for the canopy tour. It was an experience of a lifetime! The headache I got after my adrenaline rush was worth it. It was amazing!
I’m going to get J to edit some of his helmet cam videos after his flu has passed and when he returns from DC. I hope to share it with you soon.
Adventures of Four 