We did a lot of fun and interesting stuff on our recent trip to the Caribbean. We hiked through rainforests to secluded waterfalls.
Enjoying the shade at the Emerald Pool, nestled among Dominica’s rainforest
We drove some of the wingliest (real word, honest)* roads ever – although admittedly none were as ‘interesting’ as those in Jamaica last year.
A slightly wingly road on St Kitts
We saw plantations – both active and in ruins – for all sorts of exotic crops, including sugar, bananas and nutmeg.
An abandoned sugar plantation, also on St Kitts
We walked along beautiful sandy beaches and swam in the warm Caribbean Sea.
The whole gang relaxing on the beach at Hull Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
And we explored forts on every island we visited.
Me and Phyllis at Castillo San Felipe del Morro (or El Morro, as it’s usually called) in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
But in terms of pure thrills, our morning at Toro Verde Adventure Park, near the town of Orocovis in Puerto Rico, was unbeatable.
We started off with eight ziplines of varying lengths and speeds, which was very exciting, but nothing we hadn’t done before.
Sue riding one of the regular ziplines at Toro Verde
Sue coming in hot!
But then came the big one. La Bestia. The Beast!
Toro Verde claim the Beast is the highest and second longest zipline in the world, although a quick internet search makes me wonder. Even so, it’s stats are impressive: riders travel a distance of 4745 feet (1446 metres), up to 900 feet (275 metres) above the ground, at speeds of around 60 mph (95 kph).
But the best thing about the Beast is that you ride it prone – lying down – like Superman! You really do feel like you’re flying. And with the Beast’s two parallel cables, you can race your friends to the bottom, at literally eye-watering speeds!
Our turn next!
Rich & Sue ready to ride the Beast!
Been there, done that!
To quote my brother, Bisckits… “Wicked!”
* OK – so it’s not a real word.
I am loving that you actually sent the animals on a zip-line 🙂
We had a blast!
I was disappointed that your blog no longer seems to be available!
Very strange it most definitely should be available http://truetravelings.wordpress.com/
It is weird. When I follow your full link on the computer, it works fine. But when I click on ‘Claire’ it takes me to a page that says the blog has been deleted by the authors. I get that same message whatever link I try to follow on the iPad. Perhaps it’s just my devices, but it’s very strange.
hmmm…thanks for letting me know, I will look into this.