Day 5-Zip Lining

This morning we drove from Jaco (on Pacific coast), inland to Monteverde (in the mountains). Mileage wise, it shouldn't take that long, but due to the quality of the roads, it took almost 3 hours to go 75 miles. The last 12 miles were on an unpaved, rough road, which took at least 40 minutes. It started raining, just the last few minutes of our drive.

Once at our hotel, the shuttle came and took us to the zip line place. At this time, it was raining pretty hard. Luckily, it stopped raining as we started zip lining. We did 9 different lines, including the longest zip line in Latin America--1,590 meters, 5, 216 ft. long!! It was crazy. We could choose to do that one, and another one Superman style--which means lay on your stomach and the cables are connected to your back! We both did it! Then we did the Mega Tarzan Swing. This is where you go to the end of the platform, 295 ft. above the ground, and step off! You drop free fall for 148 ft. before the rope's tension catches you!!!!! It was the scariest thing we have ever done in our lives!!!!

After we were brought back to the hotel, we had a late lunch, picnic style on our balcony. Then it was off to the Don Juan Coffee plantation to buy some coffee and chocolate. Next, we strolled around town, looking at the shops, and eating ice cream. We found a fun place for dinner called the Tree House--basically we sat around a huge tree that was in the middle of the restaurant. To end the night, we came back to the hotel for drinks, and then to bed. It was a tiring day.