After our Morning at AlTunHa we headed in for some Ziplining Fun.
Now our guide told us to pack a swim suit for the Cave tubing - but we would have our dry clothes to change back into so we'd be dry ( ish) on the boat back to San Pedro..
Well!!! We had a wonderful fish lunch, and then arrived at the Zip Lining place. The Very second we made it to the first platform, it started raining. Rain in a Rain Forest is a lot ALOT different that Rain on the plains of Colorado...
With in minutes - those dry clothes we were going to wear back on the boat? WERE SOAKED - not a dry spot anywhere!!!
and then we started walking into the jungle.. it was awesome. This is a termite home. Apparently they are full of protein so if your ever stuck in the jungle with n ow food - you could eat them?
or maybe they were jut telling me that because the look on my face showed I was probably gullible?
If you have been following our trip - the snorkeling day- I told you this was the Conquering Fears Adventures? I have Always wanted to zip line, but have been pretty nervous about it - so today was the day!!
I was soaked, I was harness, and I was ziplining over a rainforest and RIVERS!!! with crocodiles in them..... and you know what??? I survived to tell about it!!!
This picture of C was taken by me - can you see the raindrops!!!- I have ONE waterproof pocket on my pants - and Thank goodness that is where I had my phone. ( and YES!!) They zip at the pockets - these are the best hiking pants - ALL the pockets zip!! ( you can see them HERE on Amazon if you want)
I don't have photos of K because I videoed him instead and it is hilarious - all three of us are screaming as he comes zipping into our platform. C always went first, then me, then K - I think they were just ensuring that I didn't quit haha!!
Proof that we did it!!! and survived -
WE walked back to the hut to drop our gear, pick up our guide and head to the cave tubing. ;
our guide was Senior - his Son Junior was also a guide - so they were sitting in the Dry hut, and junior said - get a little rain did you?
I promptly looked at him and said - No!!! These people heard that Senior was our guide and the started throwing buckets of water on us... they should be punished. All the guides started laughing and told Senior he had a good group - made my day - because these clothes.... were my DRY clothes!!
We might have purchased T shirts here and stuck them in the car - so we could have one thing dry... maybe.....
Off to Cave Tubing!!
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3 comments:
What fun! Yes you can eat termites, they are supposedly full of protein. You could've just snacked away while you were out there. ;)
My family make fun of me, good naturedly, because I say I am going to zipline next summer! I found a place only a few hours from here. If I had to rely on my arm strength alone I would fail but harnessed in, I can just scream with delight! I am so happy for you!
What an amazing adventure! I got to Zipline in Hawaii. It was amazing and so fun. I think our guide was surprised that the old woman didn't have second thoughts about taking off from the platform. . .sideways, upside down. I too didn't know if I could do it, Bravo on you!!!
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