Sunday, September 14, 2008
I'm still ear/throat sick and have a stomach bug, for the seventh week. It starts to feel like 'Cats' - now and forever... :-( Somehow, I have to speak on a panel Wednesday and host a grueling investor conference in Argentina and mostly Brazil the following week. Maybe it will go away by then. Surprise me, fate! In a good way..
Ziplines and Hanging Bridges
The highlight of our stay in Monteverde, Costa Rica was a 'canopy tour' that shot us repeatedly over the treetops, sliding on thick cables called 'ziplines.' Here I am 'in gear' with helmet and a solid steel harness around my waist to clip to the cables..
![DSC05722](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2792144107_1676663353_b.jpg)
Here the instructor demonstrates the zipline for us... It was rather exhilirating to shoot across the sky, and trees look groovy from above...
![DSC05724](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2792146975_396c3cd498_b.jpg)
After a dozen zipline rides, there's an optional 'Tarzan swing,' where you can swing on a rope from a platform and yelp. I passed on this.
![DSC05725](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2793000296_f3b623e95d_b.jpg)
The 'hanging bridges' are pretty but less exciting than I imagined - I was picturing something more like 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom..'
![DSC05738](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2792162655_e7f62b4f79_b.jpg)
It's me, on a hanging bridge in Costa Rica!
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A view from a (hanging) bridge (of a cloud forest canopy).
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