Zip Lining

One of the things we did on our trip to the mainland with Wayne and Carol Flora was to go zip lining.  Gail and I have been zip lining before but, this was way better—it was higher, longer, and faster.

First we all had to get our gear attached.

Then we had to make the trek up to the first of ten platforms.

The ten platforms provided access to seven different zip lines.  The longest was 700 feet. 

Here are Wayne, Carol and Gail having just taken off from one of the platforms.  (If you click on the pictures they will enlarge.)

Here are Carol and Gail as they approach the next tower.

We had two guides—one was a "pusher" and the other a "catcher".  They were very safety conscience and each piece of equipment we were using was tested to hold the weight of at least twenty of us at a time.  Here you can see how the cables and pulleys were duplicated.  

If you look real close at these pictures you can see that this was a really exciting and fun time.  At the end of the day we were ready for the long ride home.