Just back from 10 days in Costa Rica, where we visited waterfalls, rain forests, volcanoes, mountains, beaches and two- and three-toed sloths. (We're not talking about our travel companions).
We went up to Arenal Volcano, where you can ride a ski-lift tram up and down the mountain, or you can ride up then zip down, courtesy of 8 zip lines reaching a top speed of 50 mph. Wavering and feeling a powerful need to visit the Damas, I heard Mr. Wonderful say, "I didn't come this far not to zip."
That did it. We zipped. If this blogger/YouTube thingy works, you can zip along, too. Our trusty guide Carlos videotaped a zip trip we'd just made--600 ft above the rainforest canopy. You'll see Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal if you look quick. And you can hear Mr. Wonderful at the end, when asked "How was it?" He says, "Beautiful!" Pura Vida!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTfLL9nYaMs
