When it was time to leave, a
speedboat took us to where the tour is supposed to be. We were guessing the
mountains or somewhere and we never understood how we were in the pier until we
were there. The outdoor adventure is in a remote island with a little community
in it. The guide even told us that only through a boat can you reach the island
so the kids who live there would have to take a boat ride every day to go to
school. I said this at the end of the tour but I'll say it this early on this
post, if only I knew what we were in for, I wouldn't have agreed to it. Seeing
how I survived the experience, Thank God I didn't know anything about it, I got
to do it all and never have to do it again.
Getting back to the adventure, so a
speed boat took us to an island. From the beach, a truck took us up, the truck
alone was an adventure, we even passed a stream to get to where we were going.
When we get to the main place they started strapping us with our gears and
stuff. It was heavy! I think it was around 2 kilos. You'd think with all the
gears I would somehow have a clue as to what is up but no. And if you are at
all curious as to what I was expecting. It is this: yes, outdoor adventure with
zip lines, and waterfall rappelling and a mule ride but you know, a very very sheltered version. A fool-proof one.
Where even kids can do it. In my mind they just make it seem dangerous but it's
not really going to be. Since they didn’t even bother to know if I had
experience with some of the stuff. If it was that hard and dangerous, surely
they wouldn’t have let a weakling like me join in right? Also, I was thinking
there would be a way around it kind of, like you know a choice of if I don’t
want to do it I could kind of go around it. but all of that NOPE NOPE NOPE.
don’t get me wrong it was safe and all of the guys that was working there are
total pros and seeing how I got out alive and without a scratch (a few bruises)
should be a guarantee already.
As soon as we got to their
headquarters, gave us the gears and then did a little pictorial. After the
pictorial was a mini lesson on how to ride a mule and then after a few seconds
we're up on the mule. YUP. that fast. My mule was not very friendly. It was
however really smart but it didn’t like being told what to do. very much like me,
I guess. after the mule ride up to the mountain, which I didn’t want to repeat
again as for me at that point was really scary because, a mule is an animal.
yes, it is trained but still you don’t know what’s going on in their head what
if for some reason my mule decided to jump off the cliff, I just didn’t
want to risk it. So I asked if I had to do it again they said no, we would go
down the mountain in another way. At this point of the trip I was happy and
relieved but you saw the whole way down right? If only I knew what I was in
for, I would have taken the mule ride back down. Next up the mule ride was a
very long zip line. Ah yes, before the zip line was a lesson on how to do it.
and to which before I was on they said, for the both of us, my friend and I, we
just put our hands on top of the line and don’t make any friction as there is a
possibility that we would stop in the middle and there would be no other way to
go through it than to carry our body across it and I was not up for it. So
instead of getting scared of falling or being scared that I was so high up, I
was scared I was going to stop in the middle of it. Which I did but only like
a meter away from the landing area. I only pulled myself like 3 times to
be able to reach him. After that very long zip line was 2 more after that. By
then we asked if that was the last one and the guy said no, there are 8 zip
lines and he said it... "didn't you read the brochure?" We were like
THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE BROCHURE!!! hahaha but we were already deep in it we
had no choice but to just do it!
Waterfall rappelling. yes, I have
always wanted to do that. I wanted to go wall climbing just to experience
rappelling down actually. But you know I thought they would have some marks as
to where you should put your feet going down but NOPE. One guy showed us how to
do it, a less than a minute lesson by the way, and it was our turn already.
This is where I got my bruises actually since I actually lost balance in some
part but gaining position back is so easy. Waterfall rappelling is so fun. I
loved it. It was easier than I thought it would be, it was literally walking
backwards only your foot is not on the ground just against the rock beside a
waterfall. It was so cool that I got to do it.
I loved the parts where I don’t have
to do anything at all. Like you know they would have to do all the work. I
trust the staff completely for I know for sure they have done this a million of
times. The one thing I noticed though, being in Canada for more than 3 years,
over here people are so nice that if you do something good or just right they
will tell you "good job" or "that was really great what you did
just now" but for the whole time that I was doing the adventure, almost
all of it for the first time and coming out of it alive, there was only once
when I got a "good job" from the team. Not saying it's a bad thing
for them but I guess I'm just pointing out how sheltered we are over here.
ANYWAY.
The whole adventure was absolutely
amazing. I can go on and on and on about it but I feel like this is too long
already. But this is my story and this is the whole point of this. and besides
if you really know me you would know that I am really talkative and I like to
bore everyone with every single little detail-some can say half of it
unnecessary-of the story. So my story goes on.
Upside down zip lining was insane. I
seriously have an issue with that since even if I have to put my head upside
down like say looking for something under the bed, I will get so dizzy and will
blackout for a few seconds. The whole time during the adventure before every
little activity I would hesitate for a few seconds but then you know push
myself to do it but then on this one I was really going NOPENOPE NOPE. but you
see, there was no other way than do it, so I did it begrudgingly hahaha I
closed my eyes the whole time and the guide at the end had actually told me
thrice to put my feet down and stuff because I was just frozen there like
Spiderman.
The next part of the adventure I
actually liked. The 2-person zip line. This one I have to do back to back with
my friend. I loved it so much I actually want to do it again but I know I won’t
be knowing I would have to do the other stuff again. :P and then It was the 3rd
highest in the world water slide. I don’t actually know how I survived this
one. It was so high of a drop and with my body weight It felt like idk
something out of a movie with like a really exaggerated comparison. I just
don’t know how I survived everything. It was adrenaline all the way, since sometimes
I have to catch my breath just walking the samples from the outpatient lab to
the main lab and that is just across the street. BUT THANK GOD, I had the
opportunity to experience it. and get out of it alive.
After the whole adventure when we got
back to where we started, there was free tortilla and a highly advertised
quesadilla for just a little amount. The guy said that this was no ordinary
quesadilla and he guessed exactly was on my mind taco bell hahaha. Confession
bear. not a fan of Mexican food. But I was intrigued so I asked my friend if
she was willing to share it with me. another confession I wish I didn’t share
it with her. It was amazing!! so Mexican food isn’t wrong, it's just taco bell
and all the other store I've been in.
After this day I was poofed. All day
adrenaline that when it was wearing off I was just ready to fall asleep at the
bus. but remember at the beginning of the post that this is our first day out,
which means I can’t fall asleep just yet. It was really easy to know where to
get off since the road becomes really bumpy as soon as we enter downtown as
their road is made of cobblestones. So when we were going up and down in the
bus, we just got off and there we were back in the hotel. And then it was day 3!
-till the next adventure!
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