We decided to go on a zip line tour through the jungle in Honduras. Our tour left 20 minutes after we were supposed to dock, so again we were in a hurry and again the directions weren't very descriptive. But we found the meeting place, and were on time. This tour was bigger, but still rather small. There was about 20 people in our group. After meeting and checking in, we got a tour of half the island on the way to a high hill where our zip line tour started. The island was gorgeous.
When we got to the top of the zip line, we put our stuff in lockers except for our camera and went to get harnessed up. When everyone was all hooked up they gave us some instructions and then started sending us down the zip lines. I'll admit I was scared. My first line the guy kept yelling at me to loosen up cause I was slowing myself too much. If you did that on some of the longer cables then you'd stop and have to pull yourself to the other end. I got used to it, and even loved it!
There were a bunch of zip lines to get to the bottom. So we'd go from one side of the ravine to the other, and then switch to a new cable and go back. It was so much fun. At one point, one of the guys helping us asked me "Is this guy with you? Is he your husband?" talking about Greg. I said he is. Then he asked us if we'd like to go together. And we did it. He hooked me to the cable first, then Greg right behind me with his legs wrapped around me. Then I just held onto my rope, and Greg held onto the cable to be our breaks. It was crazy, and fun. Another guy in our group got a picture of us (we just need to email him to get it from him.)
After getting all the way down the valley, they drove us up a dirt road back to the top. They then got out their pet monkey and let us hold him. Finally after everyone had taken a break they offered us two options. We could either go back to the cruise ship dock or go to a private beach. Of course we went to the private beach. It was totally worth it! It was beautiful. There were shops along the beach and we purchased all of our souvenirs there.
This day was by far my favorite; it was nearly a perfect day. Here's the pictures:
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| See how pretty! |
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| Us at the top of the hill. |
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| With all our harness and safety gear on. |
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| Becca getting hooked up to the cables. |
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| Greg coming down one of the middle cables. |
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| The view from one side to the other. You can see the platform on the other side. |
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| Becca on her way down one of the longest cables. |
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| Us at the start of the longest cable. |
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| Greg with the monkey. |
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| The gorgeous private beach. |
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| Greg jumping in! |
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| Our feet. |
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