Karkloof Canopy Tours!!

Today was such a fun day! We went zip-lining with Karkloof Canopy Tours! It was about an hour drive from Pietermaritzburg and we split the 53 of us into two groups. The first group left at 6:45 am and the second group left at 9:30 am this morning. I chose the second group for sure! haha...

We all got harnessed up and then we loaded up into the back of this pick-up truck and drove for about 11 minutes on a very bumpy road until we were deep into the forest. Then we all hopped out and hiked up to our first platform. This was a little different from the last time I went zip-lining because we were in charge of our "brakes." That was the only part I was a little nervous about! We all wore super intense, gross smelling, re-used gloves that were a huge necessity for the whole tour. But it was very easy to catch on with after the first time. I believe there were about 4 different platforms that we zip-lined too! It took us a couple of hours to finish the whole coarse.

Our leaders were very nice and funny! Each group had a photographer who was always snapping pictures of us. I must say, however, that many of the pictures were not attractive because our facial expressions were hilarious and looked a little worried or uneasy at times! But it was more of an adrenaline rush than it was scary! It got a few of us talking about how excited and anxious we were for bungee-jumping later in the semester. Zip-lining is just taking baby steps toward our goal of jumping off a bridge and falling 215 meters and a free fall of 9 seconds! So today was some good practice and preparation for that day to come : )
All in all, today was one of my favorite outings that we have done yet! It was fun to laugh and share this whole day with a great group of people and be so adventurous! It was so beautiful all around us... so much green and the view was amazing from how high we were! God blessed us with a wonderful Saturday! P.S. Happy Birthday Mom!!