Thursday, June 28, 2012
Los cables extremos
We had a big day today! After class we went to a nature reserve nearby that was really beautiful. We hiked to the top of a really steep cliff and then took 8 zipline cables to the bottom. It was really fun and everyone loved it. There was a variety of cables, some were long, others were fast. Jumping off the first one took my breath away, 196 feet off the ground. It was like ziplining off Swift Run Gap at the top of the Blue Ridge Mtns. It couldn't be done in the US. We had gloves on and the right one had a thick piece of leather glued on it. We slowed down by holding the right one on the cable. It felt hot through the leather. It was totally exhilarating, but not totally safe. OSHA would not approve it.
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That looks awesome! Ya'll are sooooooo lucky! Oh, and we had a swim meet 2 days ago against the Barnstormers and we won by about 100 points. And Macie came over for a few days 2 days ago and we went to the pool yesterday, and we went hiking today. And Tayer says she's jeloues about the zip line.
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Zip line looks TOTALLY awesome!!!!! What fun!
ReplyDeleteMicro bursts in Orange tonight... neighbor's tree crunched the Volvo and put a BIG hold in our roof!
ReplyDeleteWE are OK.... a little freaked-out.... but breathing deep.
love, Aunt Cookie
Totally freaked out, Judson fell asleep in the entrance to the downstairs bathroom. I read a book through almost the whole thing but started crying when Dad got Coal from upstairs, he wad soaked and when I told him he was okay he started bathing furiously. Waffle and Mr.Tabbly are fine too, We still have a swim meet at 7:00 in the morning though
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