We ask . . WHAT IS . . a . . "Canopy Tour" ?
. . and . . Just exactly HOW MANY FEET . . UP . . IS . . '30 Meters' ?"
Was . . THIS . . on . . YOUR . . "Bucket List" ??
". . and now we're supposed to go . . from . . HERE . . to . . THERE . . by ' WIRE '?"
( "I . . shouda been a . . monkey !" )
" . . and . . this guy . . ( 'still . . In Training', he tells us )
. . is promising . . to "catch" us . . at the other end ?! "
"YOLO . . is . . MY 'name' . . but . . It applies to . . YOU .
. . Just remember . . You Only Live Once."
Then he adds . . "It's . . my 2nd day . . on the job" . .
Is this . . RUSTY . . (OR) . . WRINKLES . . getting chained and buckled . . to the wire ?
"Did Yolo's thick accent . . instruct me to . .
. . put the 'weaker' hand . . on the strap 'between' chains ?
. . . and the 'stronger' hand . . on the 'wire' ( for slowing down ) ?
. . behind the ( whatever - it's - called ) gadget ?? "
. . With a GRIN ( and a 'nudge' ) . . he keeps saying softly . .
"Good - by . . Good - by . . Good - by"
"Is this . . RUSTY . . (OR) . . WRINKLES ?"
. . this time with instructions to have both hands . . on the strap
. . The BRAKE . . is visible above his head ( which is to be tilted 'left' )
. . and this time . . getting feet up on the platform . . will be more DO - able . .
( IF . . the stronger hand . . is not tempted to pull down on the wire
. . increasing the brake . . TOO much . . TOO soon . . )
"ALMOST there . . Oh well . . it's ONLY . . 100 feet down to the forest floor !
" . . That's one heck of a . . LONG distance !"
The Goal here . . has nothing to do with . . looking 'graceful' . .
"Cheezy" the Cameraman . . now wants us to
. . swing our 'HIPS' . . while we . . cross this . . Swinging Bridge
" . . HOW MANY TIMES . . will we . . ride the . . wire ? "
Answer: 10 times . . on every day . . except . . MONDAY.
"What happens . . on Monday ?" . . . 9 + 1 !
The SPEED . . gives the Sensation . . that you will
. . crash into . . the tree
There is some . . Education . . as we swing from . . Yellowwood to Yellowwood
Reminds us of the Strangler Figs . . at Cambodia's "Angkor Wat" Site
. . ( BOTH "destroying" AND "holding up" . . those thousand year old temples ) . .
Whoda thunk it . . in 1960 . . when we said . . "I DO"
. . that in 2015 . . we'd be saying . . "I DID"
. . swing from tree to tree . . in Tsitsikamma National Park !
( And we're 100 feet . . nearer the clouds ! )
The . . FINAL 'FLIGHT' . . is . . 'supposed to be' . . a "Masterpiece"
. . FEET TOGETHER . . and ARMS STRETCHED OUT FROM SIDE TO SIDE
. . My foot is caught in the Strap (or Rope) . . one hand is hanging on . . for dear life
. . and . . the other . . is begging for "help"
. . when I'm told to . . "scream" my way . . . through the forest !
Our TEAM . .
With . . Dutch AFRICANERS . . "Pieter" . . and . . "Sumanda"
We passed . . The TEST !!
And with the Diploma . . comes a Meal . . 'included' !
. . Just to prove it ! . . and . . we have it on DVD . .
From that Tree Top Lesson . . in "TRUST" . . and . . "Letting Go"
( not to mention . . "Hanging - ON")
. . we meander down the road . . to this fun setting . .
Rustic and wrinkled . . ( I mean . . ) . . "Really Recommendable"
. . Lots of sitting areas . . ( inside and out ) . . a Restaurant . . a Booking Desk . .
Roomy sleeping areas . . many combinations of beds to fill a variety of needs . .
AND . . a Sunken 'Fire - Pit' . . ( in a sort of ) . . 'teepee - forest' atmosphere.
. . Beside this fire . .
. . Rusty and Wrinkles . . Reminisce the day . . and Record the POST . .
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This is just too awesome. Looks like you are having a great time.
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