Thursday:  Zip-Lining!

 

 

After a delicious rainy morning, we grabbed the chance of clear weather and drove to a site just outside of town that offered hiking trails and a waterfall.

 

 

An incredible waterfall--very, very high up with water cascading over cliffs and rocks down to a pool and river below.  It was breath-taking! 

 

The site had zip lines below it, right up to the top and then, insanely, out across the ravine carved out by the falls.

 

 

 

 

Many tried the introductory zip-line, not me.   

 

When the guides asked if anyone would like to go the whole route, Simon raised his hand!  And then Max volunteered--saying that his cousin was younger than he, so he had to do it or suffer ever-lasting humiliation.  The girls were out.  Rachel and David and I were never in.  But Sam and Jess, partly out of adventure and partly out of chaperoning, I imagine, were in.  Truly though, what good is a chaperone when you're miles above the ground and something might happen to your line?

 

 

We didn't want to think about that, those of us at ground level,  But we positioned ourselves on a bridge below and watched as, slowly, one after another, 4 tiny people so high above us flew over the gorge .

 

 

 

We could only guess, from such a distance, who was who,

 but when we counted all 4 safely traversed there was a sigh of relief.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, when they got back, there was total elation!  

"One of life's 10 best experiences so far," said Jess. 

(what were the other 9?)

  

 

 

The proud zip-line crew.