Puerto Rico, day 6 - Ziplining
The activity for the day was ziplining in the jungles - something else I have always wanted to try but was afraid of. We made it out to old San Juan by 8am to hop on Aventuras Tierra Adentro bus that would take us back to Arecibo area for a day-long adventure including zip lining, cave exploration, and ferrata (climbing the mountains using iron steps arranged to form a ladder of sorts).
The adventura started right on the bus - our guide Rosario (who we later found out to be the owner of the company) was very entertaining throughout the hour and a half trip by leading the introductions, giving us the scoop on what to expect, and running through the gear and safety procedures.
Once we got there, everyone strapped their gear on, got checked out, and practiced the procedures we were going to use “out there”. Finally, it was time for the first zip line which was definitely a lot scarrier looking than it actually was. Everyone got a hang of it pretty quick and we enjoyed a few hours of ziplining that culmiated in a descent into the Angeles cave.
Once inside the cave, we put our flotation vests and helmet lights on and tracked into the cave, jumping off the rocks into the river below, ziplining through the cave in total darkness, and finally floating down the river back out of the cave.
Once out of the cave, we had some lunch, dried up a little bit, and started our climb back out of the sinkhole after one more zip line ride. Everyone made it back up in one piece, wet, tired and with a big grin on their face. It was definitely a hit, just like all of our other adventures on the island!
There is a nice ziplining video on Aventuras Tierra Adentro website if you go to Adventure Tours, select Zip Line and then click Video at the bottom of the page.
The rest of my Puerto Rico posts:
- Puerto Rico, day 1 - getting there
- Puerto Rico, day 2 - scuba diving
- Puerto Rico, day 3 - sailing
- Puerto Rico, day 4 - the jungles
- Puerto Rico, day 4 cont - old San Juan
- Puerto Rico, day 5 - Arecibo telescope, Project 727, and kayaking in a bioluminescent bay
- Puerto Rico, day 8 - Flameno beach on Culebra
- Puerto Rico, day 9 - Bacardi tour
- Puerto Rico sights and signs