Karkloof Canopy Tours

This past Saturday, I went ziplining for my very first time EVER..in South Africa! It was so much fun! We went to Karkloof Canopy Tours. We had to divide in 3 groups of 10 when we got there, so of course with my enthusiasm, I went in the first group. The canopy tour involves traversing :) from one platform to another along a steel cable suspended up to 30m aboe the forset floor. There were seven platforms and eight slides that zig-zagged down the forest valley. One of cables I went down was 170m long! Getting suited up in the gear was so much fun. I felt so legit! I even had these leather gloves!

When we got there, we had to drive up in the forest in the back of the truck. It was so bumpy, but it definitely was an adventure driving up there. When we got pretty high up, we hiked a little bit more and before we knew it, we were at our first platform. At first, I was a little nervous, because I had never ziplined before, but once I did the first cable, I could not get enough! They taught us how to break by pushing down on the cable, but I loved going fast that I never did it. :) And the view was so amazing!

There was one part of the tour where we had to be dropped down to another platform. We had to sit on the edge of this platform, and then jump out. When it was my turn to do it, I sat down, took a deep breath, and jumped out! I screamed so long and I thought I was falling, becuase my eyes were shut, but I wasn't! The guy kind of hung me there for a little bit, so then I called him a butthead, and then he dropped me! :) It was so much fun!

After the tour, we got to eat a really good lunch. They made panini ham, tomato, and cheese sandwhiches, with potato salad. It was yummy! :) Another great weekend. Until next time...