LIN'S ADVENTURE - Pura vida is a characteristic Costa Rican phrase. It literally means pure life, however, the real meaning is closer to "plenty of life", "full of life", "this is living!", "going great", or "real living".
Pure joy! What a thrill Zipping in Costa Rica. Eleven different lines. This is the closest I'll ever get to playing my childhood hero, Superman and flying through tree canopies. This was a bird's-eye-view of the rainforest from its treetops of teak and mahogany trees. We did not see the scarlet macaws, but we heard them.
I never thought I would have the opportunity to zip line or find it affordable ($99.) I was a bit hesitant when I first read about it in the Excursions Available Brochure. I mentioned it to Randy and he reminded me that our neighbor, Rosie Klaus who is a cancer survivor did it a few years ago. Fear never set in and I believe that's why I was not apprehensive. For example, it's fear that keeps me from sky-diving. There were about nine in our group. I think I was the oldest with others around my age, and a 12 year old.
As I first pushed off I told myself to BREATHE. By time I was on the 2nd of 11 lines I was hooked and didn't want the experience to end. However, I was a bit apprehensive when my cable began to twist and I came in out of control and backwards a few times and other time when I came in full speed and such force that I nearly knocked Antonio off the tree ledge who was always there to catch us.
Tito took a video and still shots of the zip-lining and sold a CD for $25 cash. Not realizing I would need cash I only had $5 on me. Fellow passengers Enzo and Raphaela, who didn't know me from Adam, loaned me $20 so I could purchase the CD. What trust to loan a total stranger money and cruise passengers holding similar interest quickly became like family.
Randy had a different adventure:
While Lin was zip lining, Randy “buddied up” with 5 other passengers and engaged a private tour guide with a van to explore the area around Puntarenas. Gary from Australia, who was with with us on the previous excursion in Puerto Vallerta, came along. An 82-year old medical doctor named Al was also part of the group.
I never thought I would have the opportunity to zip line or find it affordable ($99.) I was a bit hesitant when I first read about it in the Excursions Available Brochure. I mentioned it to Randy and he reminded me that our neighbor, Rosie Klaus who is a cancer survivor did it a few years ago. Fear never set in and I believe that's why I was not apprehensive. For example, it's fear that keeps me from sky-diving. There were about nine in our group. I think I was the oldest with others around my age, and a 12 year old.
As I first pushed off I told myself to BREATHE. By time I was on the 2nd of 11 lines I was hooked and didn't want the experience to end. However, I was a bit apprehensive when my cable began to twist and I came in out of control and backwards a few times and other time when I came in full speed and such force that I nearly knocked Antonio off the tree ledge who was always there to catch us.
Tito took a video and still shots of the zip-lining and sold a CD for $25 cash. Not realizing I would need cash I only had $5 on me. Fellow passengers Enzo and Raphaela, who didn't know me from Adam, loaned me $20 so I could purchase the CD. What trust to loan a total stranger money and cruise passengers holding similar interest quickly became like family.
Randy had a different adventure:
While Lin was zip lining, Randy “buddied up” with 5 other passengers and engaged a private tour guide with a van to explore the area around Puntarenas. Gary from Australia, who was with with us on the previous excursion in Puerto Vallerta, came along. An 82-year old medical doctor named Al was also part of the group.
A subsequent stop was at Garabito about 20 minutes from the dock where our group boarded a covered river boat to do some crocodile hunting/sightings. There must have been 50 crocs that we saw on the 45 minute river excursion. The boat driver was designated as the person to entice the crocs to dry land where he fed them fish while keeping a relatively safe distance.