Zip lining!

This weekend we went to Puntarenas to do a Canopy Tour.  We started out riding horses to the top of this giant waterfall and took 25 zip lines down to the bottom.  Horseback riding was quite entertaining.  The horses follow the same trail every day and so they definitely had a mind of their own.  They were very competitive about who was in front of them and would randomly speed up the pace to catch up to the front of the line.  I named my horse Pepita and she was such a diva!  Anytime a horse got near her she would snap at them and put them in their place.  I thought she was hysterical.  We went horseback riding for about an hour until reached the top.  It was time to get suited up for the zip line tour!  

They gave us a harness, gloves and a helmet.  They taught us how to stop, where we should place our hands and how we should have our feet when zip lining through the jungle.  Zip lining is SO FUN!  We went zip lining over a giant water fall and also repelled backwards down a huge cliff.  We reached our halfway point where everyone took a break and swam in the waterfalls. The water felt great because it was pretty hot that day! 

After swimming in the waterfalls we continued on and went down the other 12 zip lines.  One of the zip lines was my absolute favorite because it was so long and it felt like I was gliding through the jungle, it was incredible!  After we completed our zip line tour we went to lunch and watched the US vs. Ghana World Cup game and unfortunately they lost L.  Most of the people on the tour were Americans and so everyone was pretty bummed with the outcome.  I also learned that the last World Cup game that the US lost was also against Ghana so I am pretty sure the players think it’s a curse.

After lunch we headed to the beach for the rest of the weekend.  On Saturday night we went out and met a group of guys from Florida who were in Costa Rica as a reunion to surf together and we went out with them for the night.  Lots of dancing and clubbing, Costa Rica style!  On Sunday our body alarm clocks woke us up at 7:00 am and we went to the beach and caught some rays before heading to the “Taco Bar”.  The “Taco Bar” was soooo good!  It was an outside taco bar that had swings for seats, the best-blended papaya smoothie/drinks and the best mahi fish tacos in town.  After a late lunch we headed back to San Jose to end a great weekend.