Monday, January 1, 2024

About that cruise

 

Today we had an open house/delayed Christmas celebration for the majority of our combined families who did not cruise with us last week.  It was great to see everyone and, as you might expect, conversation turned to questions about the cruise.  I tried to share with them the excitement of my zip lining experience and how blissful it was, but some seemed skeptical.  My soon to be granddaughter-in-law shared that when she went zip lining as a child she had to lie on her stomach and go head first.  I agreed that that didn't sound like any fun at all.  In our case (my FF was with me on this adventure of course) we sat upright in a kind of harness or sling that went around our legs and waist with the ropes attaching us to the two lines going up in front of us so we could hang on to them. When we were carefully strapped in the guides told us to sit down and put our feet out in front of us.  Then they pushed us, one at a time, out into space.  It was the best feeling, like a long swooping ride on a swing, with someone at the other end to catch you.  We had ten long wonderful rides zig zagging down the mountain. After all my enthused descriptions, some family members still looked at me somewhat dubiously, but I know what I felt and it was wonderful.

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