Zip Lining
“WOOOWHOOO!” My mom yelled as she zip lined across to another platform a bit higher up another tree. As she unclipped herself and clipped herself back in, to walk on the next obstacle she yelled,“CLEAR!” from the platform.
I hooked myself on the wire and “WWWEEEEEEE” I could hear the zip line loud and clear in my ear. As I got to the other side I regretted starting the black diamond ropes course because I was very scared.
Even though I knew it was a black diamond ropes course so it was supposed to be hard. I was scared and I wanted to cry but I didn’t. After I got all the way on the platform with my mom She told me, “ You know if you weren’t here I would not be doing this right now.”
“I know you wouldn’t be here because you are freaked out.”
“Anyway do you want to go first on the next to obstacles or would you like you to go first?” Mom asked
“I want you to go first.”
“Okay.” Mom says and clipped herself onto the wire for the balance log and walks across it. She unclips herself and back in to the next obstacle wire and softly yells, “CLEAR!” So I clipped myself in a walked across the log. Meanwhile, my mom was finishing up the next obstacle and waited on the platform. I was still very scared.
When I finished the log there was no platform or anything I just clipped myself back on to the next obstacle which were pegs that were held up by two ropes. Each peg was a little smaller. As I started I was scared that one would fall and hit someone. But I finally built up the courage to walk across the pegs to the other side.
When I was off of the pegs I was a little happy because I saw that there was one more obstacle and then another zip line to part 2 of the ropes course. I was ready for having to walk through X’s. I was now getting used to the safety thing. As I went through X’s I was a little scared and mad because I couldn’t reach the wire so I had to hold onto my harness.
When I was across I was so excited I almost got across part 1 of the black diamond course. As I was getting ready to sing off and zip line to the next tree I felt a flame light up inside of me. I was happy I wouldn’t let the hight and safety scare me anymore, I was going to have fun on the black Diamond I thought as I zip lined to the other side.
When I was at the other side I waited for my mom and then went up the ladder a bit higher up that tree to do part 2. As I got up there I softly said, “Okay mom you can come up now.”
“Okay here I come.” Mom replied and scrabbles up the ladder.
I was already finishing the obstacle after the ladder which was walking across bits of wood. When I finished that I thought the rings were the best. What you had to do was put your feet into the rings and stand up and keep putting your feet into the next ring and the next. When I did it, it took me a lot of tries but in the end I got it very well done.
As after you experience the rings you go right onto a zip line that takes you to the ground and then that is the end of the black diamond ropes course. I waited until my mom was on the same platform as me, then I let her go first. Then I went. When I was safe I let go with both hands and pretended to fly like bird through the air until I was at the ground.
“Mom, you know how I said I was scared, well thank you for saying that if I wasn’t there you would have not done it. It really helped me over come my fears and enjoy it.”
“Oh thank you Lulu. Now let’s go and see if we can fit just one more in.”
“OOOOKKKKAAAAA————.”
My mom pulls me before I finished my word. I had to admit that was very scary and fun.