{"id":11693,"date":"2014-08-13T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/?p=11693"},"modified":"2020-06-22T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T20:36:58","slug":"first-time-ziplining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/first-time-ziplining\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Time Ziplining"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I stood in line for my turn to zipline above a Mexican lagoon, I felt my legs shake uncontrollably. My heart was thumping. I could hear each heavy breath leave my lips. I love the idea <\/i>of adventure<\/a>. I love pushing myself to do something I\u2019ve never done before. I could do this<\/i>, I told myself over and over again. It was my chance to fully embrace gravity. \u201cWell if you don\u2019t do this now you\u2019d have to find a way through the jungle, which could take hours,\u201d said our tour guide. There was really no way out. There was no time to worry about falling.<\/p>\n

I remember walking toward the edge of the platform, my body facing the tour guide. \u201cReady?\u201d she asked with a smile. No, I wasn\u2019t. As much as I enjoyed the idea of zip lining, I didn\u2019t want to let go. My lips were dry, palms sweaty, legs still shaking. \u201cLet go,\u201d she instructed. I released myself from the ground and felt my body rocket into the air. In that moment, I felt an overwhelming flood of emotions. For a brief second, I was utterly scared. A rush of irrational thoughts came to me. But then I forced my eyes to open.<\/p>\n

There before me was Mother Nature, her arms wide, waiting to welcome me. The view was breathtaking. The lagoon was a deep blue with shades of green tracing the curves. The air smelled fresh, with a faint hint of rain. Suddenly, I was craving for more. I was suspended in the air for about a minute, and suddenly it wasn\u2019t enough. It was the closest thing to flying I\u2019ve ever experienced and I just wanted it to last as long as possible.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always loved the idea of adventure, but I sometimes cower away when opportunities present themselves. But that day, I completely surrendered myself to gravity. Every day, I still think fondly of the day I ziplined in Mexico. \u00a0Looking back, I can\u2019t wait to do it all over again.<\/p>\n

Read about where I stayed in Mexico: I left my heart in Dreams Tulum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I stood in line for my turn to zipline above a Mexican lagoon, I felt my legs shake uncontrollably. My heart was thumping. I could hear each heavy breath leave my lips. I love the idea of adventure. I love pushing myself to do something I\u2019ve never done before. I could do this, I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":11697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3551,3553,3549],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Iris Sinilong","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11693"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22076,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11693\/revisions\/22076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}