(keep feeling) fascination: Day 3

After coming back from the beach the previous day, we stayed at the Villas de Pallermas, where Chris (and Oliver sometimes) works. It is located in San Juan del Sur, but further up towards the hills, so there is an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean between the lush green hills. It was truly picturesque. And I got to see fireflys for the first time! We didn’t try to catch any, but it was a beautiful thing to see. I think I tried to get a video of it, but it was too dark to capture the quick blinks.

The next day, Oliver, Christy, Joy and I checked out Da Flyin’ Frog Canopy Tour, where you are strapped in a harness and you get to zip over and through trees on a wire line (about two-kilometers total). It was so amazing! There were about 15 platform stations that you zip through. I think the longest one was about 330 meters. You basically zip your way down the hill, so as go across the lines, you get these awesome views aerial views of the forest and the Pacific Ocean. It was seriously such a thrill because you’re flying through the air just suspended on a wire,and when you look down, you can see how high up you are. You can’t even see the ground of the forest because it’s THAT high.

After the excitement of the zip tour, we went down to the beach and relaxed for a bit. Then, Oliver took us to a view point that over looked San Juan del Sur and the Pacific Ocean.

And with that, see the accompanying photos...

San Juan del Sur - Villas de Pallarmas

It was so nice to have air conditioning!

San Juan del Sur - Da Flyin’ Frog Canopy Tour

Here we are, all geared up for the Canopy Tour. This was the starting point, at the top of the hill (mountain?). The view is over exposed, but in the background is the Pacific Ocean.

It’s a good thing we had those helmets because along some of the lines, there were branches/leaves jutting out from the trees. Oh, and the funny thing about this picture, there was a scorpion scare right before we got on the grass to take this picture. After we finished the tour, the guides asked us what Joy was screaming about earlier, and she mentioned She thought she saw a scorpion, but the guides said there are none in this area. The next day, we had lunch with Chris’s mom, who told us about the time when she got stung by a scorpion at the Villas (not far from the tour place at all!). Hmmm... I guess you DID see one, Joy!

San Juan del Sur - Da Flyin’ Frog Canopy Tour

Joy on the zip line! Look at that perfect form. The neat thing was that sometimes, they would tell you not to brake or brake during some of the routes. If the route was very long (say 300 m), we weren’t supposed to brake, or else we’d slow down and get stuck. Other times, they would tell you to brake only at the end, which I had a problem with. I would sometimes brake a little to early, so I would stop about maybe a couple feet before I even landed on the platform. Then I’d have to have the guide pull me in, or I would have to pull myself in. It was a little embarrassing sometimes, just hanging there because you just couldn’t make it all the way!