{"id":614,"date":"2020-03-18T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=614"},"modified":"2022-04-05T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:28:31","slug":"zip-lining-in-monteverde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=614","title":{"rendered":"Zip-lining in Monteverde"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweaty palms, elevated heart rate, a pit in your stomach the size of a small watermelon, a lump in your throat the size of an avocado pit. You are decked out in a helmet and a harness.\u00a0 Two people have checked to make sure the harness is secure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You walk across a narrow bridge and approach a small platform with a gate on the end. It is windy and the platform does not seem secure. You are over 150 feet in the air. You move to the edge of the platform and two people are there to hook you up to cables. They talk to you and keep you distracted. Thinking too much is not recommended for what you are about to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you are hooked up to the cables, you are instructed to bend your knees and lean back slightly. The gate opens and there is nothing between you and the ground below. You step off the platform into a 3-second free fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Only three seconds, but time somehow slows down. You have no control. There is no turning back. A feeling of weightlessness, of helplessness.\u00a0 It is exhilarating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the cable hitches and you begin to swing. The pit in your stomach disappears along with the lump in your throat and you soar through the air with a big smile on your face.\u00a0 When they pull you to the ground and unhook you, your legs are shaking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They call this the Mega Tarzan Swing.\u00a0 A drop of 148ft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n