Jungle Adventure!
Take an old Land Cruiser on a 4-wheel drive super bumpy road
into the jungle. Roberto, Andres, and Pablo are our fun and knowledgeable
guides. So much fun to practice my Spanish with as they practice English.
Reminds me of how much I love the language and wish I could use it more.
Zipline
first…fast and tricky to slop. Slam! Pablo catches me. J Tour and hike into jungle,
stop to talk about indigenous and medicinal plants like ginger and leaves with
orange sap to paint our nails and seed pods (that resemble the shell of an
urchin) used as monkey combs. We learn of the “moving tree” roots on top of
ground move in search of the sun before they plant their roots. I like that
idea. So much wildlife. Huge spiders, including a tarantula hiding in her nest,
plus a deadly snake (with eyelashes like a viper) awaits one of our first
repels (catch me... I’m slipping!)
Vultures and lizards abound. Fairy-like blue dragonflies, Morphos, red
poison dart frogs, centipedes, and incredibly brightly colored bugs of all
kinds. Crazy, ear-bending cicadas. So much life, treasures waiting to be found.
Second repel into a waterfalls, cool water cradles us at the end. Ahhhh!!! Up and downhill hikes more ziplines,
rope bridges, tree-climbing, and a Tarzan swing. Yippppeeee!
End with the
Superman Zipline and as I fly over the canopy, I can see my shadow below. A
human-sized dragonfly, soaring into her dreams. It’s magical--hot and humid and
biting bugs are not too bad. So exhilarating and fun—full of laughter and
adventure for us all.
1 comment:
So fun!
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