Ziplining

After a busy few days, we finally enjoyed an easy morning and a sleep in. Eventually, though, our shuttle arrived to take us to the adventure park. When we arrived we got set with all our gear and went through a brief safety demonstration and jumped straight into the ziplining. They were incredibly efficient and we just walked from zipline to zipline barely having to wait between them. In total, we did 11 ziplines, some over a km long with hundreds of metres vertical drop. These, although fun, weren't overly scary. However, when they strapped us up horizontally and said we would be soring through the air face down, the hairs stood up on the back of the neck. Being that high and unable to avoid looking down, the fear factor multiplied heavily. Though admittedly, once the initial shock was overcome, it was easily the most exhilarating experiences of my life. You find yourself envious of birds for being able to experience this daily. It was incredible. It didn't end with the one, we did a few like this, one even going through a tunnel. In all honesty it was probably a good warm up for what was about to come next. The Tarzan swing. Although aware, and very eager for it at the beginning, standing up on the platform on your own was truly frightening. Sarah opted out of the swing, and it left me secluded up there with my thoughts. Not a good idea. Essentially, it was a 50/60m swing that began with a pretty lofty free fall. The worst part is definitely hanging over the edge waiting for the drop but the free fall is a close second. The free fall appears to last forever and you're just waiting, hoping for the swing part to come. When it does come, you swing over a cliff face, adding another layer to the already extreme heights in effect, just as you thought the end had arrived. It was beyond scary, and the drop so sudden I found myself without air to scream anything. Only when I hit the apex of the swing, over the canyon could I manage to pretty pathetic "fuck". Only after a few oscillations do you feel at peace and can manage a full breath. It was easily one of the scariest things I did but fuck do you feel alive afterward, it was incredible and a lot of fun. Sadly, I was too cheap to pay for a video, so I recorded the person after me for some perspective. I am unsure if they also didn't have the air to scream anything or if they are just less of a pussy than me but they appear to handle it a lot better. After this, we hung around while the others finished and jumped on the shuttle back. It was a relaxing afternoon to counteract the thrilling morning, just reading my book and chilling. For dinner we finished the pasta and enjoyed some snacks before bed.Read more