My, oh my, what a wonderful day….
Or a crazy scary day, depending on your feelings.
Because….I went zip lining…
My sister-in-law and a girlfriend of hers came to visit us in Barbados last week, and this was one of the things they wanted to try when they were here. So Ian booked Friday off of work, and we drove out to Aerial Trek Zipline Adventures in the Jack-in-the-Box Gully.
The guides were very funny and certainly very professional, they didn’t even laugh at me after I got all suited up. Trust me, those harnesses are not a flattering look.
Ian went first, showing us how brave he was, sigh…
Kimberley demonstrating what to do if you brake too soon, and don’t quite reach the platform, look at those biceps!
I was too scared to look down, so the scenery shots are looking out. We were quite high up.
There are 8 platforms placed up in the canopy of trees with the highest one over 100 feet in the air! The longest cable is close to 300 feet, while the whole trip is over 1000 feet long.
What, you didn’t think I would do it!
I actually loved it and would even try it again, (but I NEVER looked down).
I am a floral designer living in a tiny condo in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city. But on the weekend, I am a gardener/frustrated architect trying to keep up with a 3/4 acre garden in Owen Sound, Ontario, a warm (to Canadians, Zone 5b, and a cold (to Americans, Zone 4b) garden.
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Diane said,
November 22, 2011 @ 8:07 AM
Way to go Deb!!! That’s incredible…..brave woman 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:13 PM
I was scared at first, but then started to enjoy myself.
Pauline Mulligan said,
November 22, 2011 @ 8:09 AM
Amazing, you are a lot braver than I am, well done you , I think you will be taking all your visitors now !
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:13 PM
I will, I enjoyed it so much. It will be part of the price they have to pay to have a free place to stay, lol.
carolflett said,
November 22, 2011 @ 10:28 AM
I showed my grandkids and they thought it looked like fun. They have always wanted a zip line of their own – not quite as high or scary as that one though.
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:14 PM
Oooh, never thought of setting up one of my own. The Escarpment does back onto our place, and there are lots of very tall trees…
Barbara H. said,
November 22, 2011 @ 10:52 AM
What an adventure – you are a brave woman. But then we knew that from your rooftop garden shots.
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:15 PM
All that fruit picking when I was a teenager, heights don’t bother me, too much…
Bridget said,
November 22, 2011 @ 6:08 PM
Oooh! Not for me…there’s one in our local forest park and I’ve never been on it. Good on ya though for going for it!
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:15 PM
It is hard to get up the nerve, but then lots of fun.
Carolyn @ Carolyns Shade Gardens said,
November 22, 2011 @ 6:29 PM
You are very brave. I went ziplining in Panama on a much longer and higher course in the mountains. Once I got over the idea of it, I was able to look around and enjoy it. However, I did arrive at a platform to find a fellow zipliner whom I didn’t know clinging to the tree and having a nervous breakdown. I had to convince the guide, who wasn’t very sympathetic, to let the person climb down and walk the several miles back to home base. What an experience.
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:16 PM
You are sooo much braver then me, I couldn’t look at the ground, maybe next time.
Garden Walk Garden Talk said,
November 22, 2011 @ 7:18 PM
You are brave. I could not do that as if I looked down I would freak.
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:17 PM
I just stared into Ian’s eyes all the way, no looking down!
Jennie Sivyer, England said,
November 22, 2011 @ 9:06 PM
Well done! I feel queasy just looking at the photos – heights are my biggest phobia. Had no choice but walk across a rope bridge once when in Australia – I do not know to this day how I got across.
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:17 PM
Jennie, I would think the rope bridge would be a whole lot worse, they can have quite a sway.
Gloria, Dakota Garden said,
November 22, 2011 @ 10:46 PM
Good Job! I think playing Tarzan, or I should say Jane would be fun, but scary! You are brave!
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:18 PM
There are a lot of Tarazan like vines near the platforms, very tempting to grab them.
Heather @ what's blooming this week said,
November 23, 2011 @ 6:24 PM
Bravo! It’s that first leap of faith as you let go of the platform and rely on the cable. But once you get over that, it’s an awesome experience. And there is nothing like seeing the rainforest from a higher perspective.
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:19 PM
Too true, the first step (into mid air) was the hardest.
Marguerite said,
November 26, 2011 @ 8:42 PM
I can’t even imagine trying this but if I had to I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t look down either!
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:20 PM
I wouldn’t have tried it on my own, peer pressure, it still works on me.
Curbstone Valley Farm said,
November 28, 2011 @ 5:59 PM
Yikes…you’re braver than me. I admit though, it does look like fun 😉
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:21 PM
I never would have tried it if I wasn’t forced into it, but I am glad I did.
kate/high altitude gardening said,
November 28, 2011 @ 7:06 PM
I have ALWAYS wanted to do that!!! Looks like a blast!
kilbournegrove said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:22 PM
Do try it Kate, it was amazing!