Zipping down the line

Peru

Fun on the zip line

We didn’t get peer pressured to do the optional zip lining activity, but since everyone else in our group was going to we didn’t want to feel left out.  After a brief instructional demonstration by the amped up lead guide, we waited our turn while watching dozens of others strap themselves to the first suspended line and let gravity speedily moved them to the other side of the canyon.  The setup appeared to be safe which calmed our would be fears and it seemed most everyone was enjoying flying through the air.  There were five different lines we crossed and while the first stirred the most nerves and was the most exhilarating, the others allowed us to get creative in our descents.  The part most people missed during the instructions was how to slow down/stop and several needed assistance from the helper before pounding through his frantically waving arms and the barrier on the other side.  We ended the adventure amid screams on a not so stable suspension bridge that would not completely tip over or snap, no matter hard the wild Aussie and Dutchman tried.

Hoje o dia foi de bastante caminhada, mas com uma boa recompensa no final, fazer uma tirolesa! Na realidade não estava em nossos planos, porém nosso grupo inteiro ia fazer, então, tem a primeira vez para tudo. Depois de uma breve demonstração do nosso guia, foi só deixar a gravidade tomar conta do nosso corpo e aproveitar a aventura de um lado para o outro lado do desfiladeiro. Parecia seguro, e mesmo sem conseguir parar muito bem, tudo foi sossegado. Foram cinco cabos que descemos e aproveitamos muito. E a melhor parte foi a ponte de suspensão que nossos amigos loucos não paravam de pular… que medo! Mas sair com a bochecha doendo de tanto rir fez o nosso dia ainda melhor.

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