One of the things I was really excited about doing in CR was ziplining. I have heard how fun it was and I wanted to be brave and do it. Jeff didn't think I would do it so that made me even more determined. We found a place called The Monkey Zipline where you can glide through the rainforest like the monkeys do. It was really pretty even though it was a dry rainforest (which I didn't realize even existed). And it was not humid--which I totally appreciated. We rode a little bus to the top of the "mountain". J said it wasn't high enough to be a real mountain but me being from below sea level--it was high enough!!
This was us on the first platform. I was terrified and couldn't stop shaking, but I never let on that I was sure I was going to die. I just kept going. I was proud of myself for even attempting this and it was actually pretty fun except that I was focused on not dying the whole time!
I have to admit I was really bad a ziplining. Evidently I didn't trust the line and kept holding on too tight. This would make me slow down and get stuck. I knew what I was doing wrong, but I certainly couldn't convince my body to what it was suppose to. My "survival instincts" kept getting in my way! The one time I really tried to just let go and zip, I didn't stop in time and crashed into a tree. And I took my guide with me. It was great fun!
Jeff took to it much better. He had a lot of fun. He even braved the Tarzan swing at the end. I passed on that, not bc of the swing but bc of the rickety ladder you had to climb to get to it. Nope, once I got back on solid ground I was good to stay there. But I proved to myself that I could do it and now I can mark that off my bucket list!
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