Zzzzzzzip-line

Yesterday afternoon we had another rather spur of the moment activity - we went about 1/4 mile down the road from the camp to a zipline, 1000 meters worth of zipping back and forth between the tree-tops! Matthew went along with Monica and Zach as well as the three single guys that are here; Justin, Greg, and Anthony. Justin leaves tonight and will spend two days in Santiago with the Kunarris before heading back to the US so we wanted to fit it in before he left.

The pictures are not that great as it was quite far away from the camera and they were going pretty fast when they did come closer.

Here is the place itself - canopy is the Chilean term for zip-line.

Because we were so many they divided our one group into two and the three guys went first while Matthew and the kids waited. Here they all are getting ready.During the first 5 minutes Logan cried, so much so that I sent him to sit away from the group until he could get a hold of himself. He desperately wanted to go....but as I was once told by a very wise man ~ "RHIP".He was appeased when he got to go on the ride to take everyone to the top of the hill to the starting point.The zipline was in segments and each line ended and started at a tree stand way up in the trees. This is where they hooked and unhooked everyone - hard to see but this is Zach way up there in the red sweatshirt.

Here's Matthew and then Zach swinging by overhead - I took one of Monica but, as per request, it was on her camera. As an added treat the owner transported people in his 1956 Land Rover. He has many original parts and it is his 'jewel' as he put it. It's quite an international vehicle and was used by the military in its earlier years. Matthew offered him our dog and cat for it but he refused with a grin....even when Matthew offered to throw in a kid he stood firm=) When all the runs were over he gave us a ride back to camp - we all squeezed into the back and then Matthew proceeded to drool over it a bit more when the hood came up.You would have liked it, Roy=)