It wouldn’t be Monicofamilytravels if we didn’t find at least one completely bonkers and somewhat dangerous physical activity per country to scare the pants off me…… and the ropes course wasn’t it!
But let me start at the beginning of this crazy weekend when we traveled to the central northern part of Bali (through spectacular scenery on a mountain pass between 2 big volcanoes), and enjoyed an exhilarating afternoon at Bali Treetop Adventure Park.
The safety briefing was minimal at best, and Bella smartly identified her very floppy harness and gave it a good tug, while I had a somewhat frantic panic and sent James up the first ladder first. The obstacles themselves seemed sturdy enough though so we relaxed and got climbing! There were 12 routes to follow of varying height, strength and dexterity requirement, and general terrifyingness, with tonnes of zip lines built in for whooshing and taking a break from balancing and wobbling.
My one horror was the claustrophobia inducing tunnel. Here is Emily who followed me through it sniggering at my whimpers!
Exhausted, even more raw handed, sporting one rope burn (Bellas) and one rather strange wire rash/blistery thing (mine), we popped back in the car, and drove past more spectacular scenery to our resting spot for the night.
We stayed in a resort, not usually our style, but having picked the right villa, this one had very worth-it views…..
…..and the most spectacular flowers….
…..and some of the lushest paddys yet!
Next morning we set off fairly bright eyed and bushy tailed to the Aling Aling waterfalls:
We started with the relative ease of a 5M jump (still with a bit of screeching!)
Next up was the slide down this huge waterfall:
Next up was the relative safety of the smaller waterfall slide, but while less generally alarming, it was definitely bumpier on the nether regions!
We walked downstream a bit to the next set of falls…..
…..James took a peak over the edge…..
……and then jumped the 10M!!!
It must be a boy thing…. but I have to admit I was impressed by his lack of hesitation!
We were thankful to our lovely guide who responsibly shared with us that the last punter who jumped the 15M broke a small (but vital!) bone in his back, so we retired gracefully at the 10M, revisited the 5M pool for a few more family jumps, and then headed home.
Famished after all the exertions, we stopped at a restaurant for early dinner on the way home and found a bonus playground in the garden. Sweet!
7 thoughts on “It wouldn’t be Monicofamilytravels if we didn’t…..”
Mother
I cannot get the videos to work, which is probably just as well, though just as scary, as all I get is the first bit of the various jumps and the sound effects. What a thing for a vertigo suffering mother/grandmother to be exposed to. Still I suppose you would not be posting them if you were not all still alive and in one piece, and please God ( I mean this reverently) get home safely: where you probably trip over the mole hill in the middle of the lawn here and break your back!.
Charlotte
Ha ha. Probably. Today we are at the water park……far more likely to get injured or some hideous contamination than at the lovely waterfalls!!! Bring on the molehills – can’t wait to see MH again! We’ve missed you. Xxx
Lella
Awesome – So much fun!!!
Matteo Marzano
WOW ! Great Adventure ! Love the waterfalls !!!
Charlotte
They were once in a lifetime (I hope!!). X
Grandpa Suffolk
A perfect mix of adrenalin and bravery. Well done the Monico’s. Pity about the 15mt Jump though! Add to that all the high wire stuff, all very impressive. (sorry about the claustrophobia in the tube thingy Charlotte, not your fault, a DNA liability inherited from your father I’m afraid).
Whatever, you did all have amazing grins (or were they grimaces) on your faces. One more to remember forever.
Charlotte
Perhaps the manic grin of the insane?!?!