After a breakfast buffet at our hotel, which included rice and beans, eggs, plantains, toast, fruit, and fruit juice, we had a short bus ride to the world famous Monteverde Canopy Tour. The employees suited us up with helmets, heavy duty leather gloves with extra padding in the palm area, and harnesses to wear when zip lining.
We took a group photo wearing our new gear and then boarded two vans to take us farther up the mountain.
Two ticos ("ticos" is the word used to describe people from Costa Rica) demonstrated the seating and hand positions, how to brake, and other general information and safety guidelines. At last, we were ready to tackle the zip line!
The canopy tour had 13 zip lines plus a station called the Tarzan Swing. Some of the zip lines went from one platform to another, but there were a few times in which we had to hike from one platform to the next. We experienced adrenalin on the zip line and a cardio workout in between!
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| First time zip lining for all five! |
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| Nothing to it, right Mohit? |
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| John helps Lucy before sending her on the zip line |
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| "We got this" |
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| High on a platform |
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| The tough look |
I talked with one of the four men that worked with our group on the zip lines. He said they average three groups per day. They have no need for a gym membership to get fit because climbing the paths between several of the zip lines gives them a workout 3 times a day.
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