Costa Rica Adventure, Day 4: Reach for the Sky
Arenal Volcano The most anticipated day of the trip had finally arrived! These kids were ready to zipline! After breakfast, we loaded on the bus for the short ride to the other side of the Arenal Volcano to the zipline outfitter. Due to cloud cover, we hadn't seen Arenal since our arrival. Right as we were unloading the buses, the clouds cleared and we had a gorgeous, clear day. We were quickly outfitted with harnesses, helmets, gloves and our pulley. We were given a safety briefing and then lined up to enter the sky tram, which would take us up to the zipline platforms. An alternative activity is offered for those who choose not to zipline or do not meet the minimum age or minimum/max weight. In our group, every single person chose to zipline. We even had a grandfather in his 80s participate. If I'm still ziplining in my 80s, I've done life right. Due to their weight, Easton and Clara would zipline together w...