Day 47 PART I: A scary treetop stroll (for me...)

Jose’s familia made it right on time to pick us up for our Treetop Walkway Tour at Selvantura, a full service adrenaline park. We decided to ease ourselves into adventure with a walk through the rainforest at and above tree level with the help of extremely high suspension bridges that weren’t as solid as I had expected. They swayed and bounced with each footstep and with each flutter I realized that I don’t really dislike heights, I hate them. I wasn’t so scared that I panicked but I did turn into a zombie and made a beeline for the other end without letting go of the rails. Matt tried to make me feel better by pointing out that several hundred pieces would have to break before the bridge would go down. But it didn’t work. The idea of just one tiny bolt falling off was more than enough. On the rare occasions I could look up or down or anywhere but straight ahead of me, it was nice scenery. Thank goodness Mike could capture it for me to safely view in the comfort of chair placed solidly on the ground.


Since we are in the town where ziplining was born, we can’t leave without checking that off our list. But today I realized that I might not be able to do it. A bridge that was as wide as three of me and as solid as any bridge in the treetops could get, did not give me a good feeling never mind being harnessed to a single cable flying at speeds of up to 40mph at trees. I was really excited to zipline when I was just reading about it. Now that I actually have to do it, the excitement has turned to pure fear.

Following our tree walk, we headed to a local restaurant for some home-cooked meals and booked our next stop - a tour of a local Don Juan Coffee Plantation to see how the beverage I can’t live without is made.