In a rural area, just outside of San Juan Del Sur, we zipped down cables at up to 70km an hour speeds. After a lot of lazy-ing around in the hot sun, we felt like doing something a little more exciting. Zip-lining seemed to be the obvious remedy to our ennui.
Following a bumpy ride through a farming community, we arrived at a small cabin where we 'geared up' and headed to the top of a hill where there is a stunning view of the beach town and the tree-filled area that encompasses it.
It took less than an hour to complete the 17 platforms which were mostly located in trees.
If you squint, you can see me on the middle of this wire:
Our guide, from "Da Flying Frog" Canopy Tours, was a pro:
...and a shot of Mina:
The cables vary in length and speed, the longest (and most fun) being 328 metres that passes over a 70 metre deep canyon.
Mina would get a little nervous on each platform before getting attached to the wire - but once she was zipping along, she was fine. It was definitely a unique way to view the landscape.
It took less than an hour to complete the 17 platforms which were mostly located in trees.
If you squint, you can see me on the middle of this wire:
Our guide, from "Da Flying Frog" Canopy Tours, was a pro:
...and a shot of Mina:
The cables vary in length and speed, the longest (and most fun) being 328 metres that passes over a 70 metre deep canyon.
Mina would get a little nervous on each platform before getting attached to the wire - but once she was zipping along, she was fine. It was definitely a unique way to view the landscape.
14 comments:
Ack!
So scary!
And I'm not only referring to the bulge in that guide's jeans.
how fun!!! ah, to live variously through your blog...
oh my goodness i've always wanted to do this!! HOW FUN!!! and such great photos!
I have ALWAYS WANTED TO do THIS!
This looks like so much fun! Great pictures:)
Awesome! How fun! Every holiday needs a little adrenalin.
i love zip lining! i did it for the first time a few months ago & stepping off of the platform is definitely the scariest part... but so much fun once you are zipping along! how lucky that you got to do it in such a beautiful area!
This is utterly amazing! I have always always wanted to zip line! Enjoy every moment of your amazing, once in a lifetime trip! Happy Weekend XO!
You two are my heroes!
I feel I should be making note of these amazing places you visit so I can visit one day too.
:]
<3 Grace.
that brought back memories of when i went to costa rica and did that too! so much fun! thank you for sharing :)
this looks fantastic, I've alaways wanted to do something like this :)
Winnipeg is getting downstroyed by a blizzard right now, while you two are off gallivanting in some jungle.
Lucky bastards.
This is really cool. I could hardly tell where the photos were from.
Im jealous and excited and amazed of/for/by you guys.
be safe this week
How cool is that! Ahh, I'm jealous. ;)
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