Tarzans and Janes

We had a blast swinging from tree to tree this Sunday at the Bond Park Ropes Course. We had 6 Tarzans and 2 Janes. The adventure started off with us playing some wacky games such as, "Have You Ever?" and "Blob Tag". We were then led blindfolded through the woods (and between some narrow trees) to the ropes course. First we swung over a (figurative) lake of crocodiles (where Ben had to repeatedly sing "This is the song that never ends..."). Brian deftly swung on a rope while blindfolded and Casra demonstrated how to swing on a rope while laughing uncontrollably.

After many attempts at balancing on a massive seesaw. We then traversed a (figurative) lake of acid. Unfortunately, Mick lost a leg after stepping in the acid, Andy temporarily lost an arm after unknowingly leaning on an acid tree, and Dan decided to make the trip extra challenging by dropping our boards in the lake. We managed to pursuade our facilitators (Chris and Chris) to give us new boards by singing other annoying songs and then doing the Macarena. We made it (Mick hopped) to safety on the other shore.

The last part of the adventure was strapping on some less-than-flattering harnesses and climbing 40 feet up in the air. From atop a tiny platform we lept out to slap a rope suspended in mid air and were safely lowered to the ground. This nerve-wracking experience humbled most of us. The Janes of the bunch proved their mettle. Caroline scaled the tree in record time and Lynn showed us it's not the fear of heights that will get you as much as the fatigue.

Thanks to all who participated. We'll definitely need an even more challenging course next year. To repeat what we yelled before scaling the tree, "Trust on!"