Canopy Tour

For the first time this trip, I set an alarm on my phone to wake us up. Because today we were going zip lining.

If you are curious about the specific details of how long each zip line was, it's on this sign.

Cristina had made reservations with Mirador Valle de General. 18,500 colones per person, which is about $31. The tour consisted of 7 lines of varying lengths and speed, and a surprise at the end. We got there early and got geared up. Originally we were going to be with a group of 5 Ticos, but when we got there, the tour guy informed us that the other group canceled. So it was just the 10 of us (although Nancy opted out).

After instructions, we began.

After we had done all 7 lines, the surprise was this:

A simple wooden bridge took us to a platform about 100 feet from the ground, where we then, one by one, rappelled to the ground. The guides gave us the option of going down slowly, medium, or fast. I think Alex was the only one who chose fast. I chose medium. It was just fine. Ramon requested to control his own descent, since he had done it before. Control freak. The guides said the hardest part was just getting off the side of the platform, trusting that the harness you're sitting in 100 feet over the ground can be trusted. They were right.

We hiked back up to the restaurant where our victory drinks were waiting for us.

We watched the hummingbirds while we sipped our drinks, then headed to Las Quebradas Biological Center. A wedding had just finished, so the restaurant there didn't have food to sell us, but we enjoyed the short hike and the gardens.

On the way back home, we stopped at the grocery store and got a few more things for dinner. I cooked pasta with chicken. We played another game of Scrawl with the Hines and then called it a night.