We set the alarm for 7am again, and went down to another great breakfast.
Our pick up was scheduled for 9am, but Cheryl messaged to say that it had been changed to 8.25. After collecting us, the van made a pick up at James's Morgan Bay resort, which looked nice. We were joined by three other couples - an Indian couple from Boston, a British couple, and a Canadian couple from Manitoba.
The van turned up the hill just near James's, and into the rainforest. It was quite a long drive to get to our destination - we went through Babonneau, which was interesting as it was just ordinary locals living their lives. The road went up and down significantly before we got there.
At the adventure place, we picked up our tickets, signed our lives away on forms, got harnessed and helmeted up, and followed our guide to the practice line. We all passed the chicken test and had our photos taken.
Then we got the 'aerial tram' up the hill, our guide sharing lots of detail about the area and the forest itself. It was a slow journey as we kept stopping to let people on and off at either end.
At the top, we had a fair walk to the first zip line. It was very pleasant to get some exercise. The lines were lots of fun, though I found out that Christian was less than comfortable on the higher platforms and lines. When our guide dared us to zip with no hands, I managed it, though I grabbed on to steady myself straight away. The other folks were fun - we had plenty of time to chat.
The last line was very long and very fun. A great time was had by all. We walked back to the top of the tram, and took a leisurely trip back down - good view to the north of the island, and you could see the sea on both sides (just).
At the bottom, we surrendered our kit and went into the shop. We found some banana ketchup to buy (at inflated price), and got a free drink, but didn't buy the photo they took during the training because no staff wanted to help us.
The van took us back down to Castries, via James's, and back to Bel Jou in plenty of time for lunch. We chose an a la carte lunch around the pool with cocktails - it was sunny and rainy by turns.
We had a lazy afternoon, which may have involved the pool. Then showers, drinks, buffet dinner, telly, loud music, and bed.
Our pick up was scheduled for 9am, but Cheryl messaged to say that it had been changed to 8.25. After collecting us, the van made a pick up at James's Morgan Bay resort, which looked nice. We were joined by three other couples - an Indian couple from Boston, a British couple, and a Canadian couple from Manitoba.
The van turned up the hill just near James's, and into the rainforest. It was quite a long drive to get to our destination - we went through Babonneau, which was interesting as it was just ordinary locals living their lives. The road went up and down significantly before we got there.
Then we got the 'aerial tram' up the hill, our guide sharing lots of detail about the area and the forest itself. It was a slow journey as we kept stopping to let people on and off at either end.
At the top, we had a fair walk to the first zip line. It was very pleasant to get some exercise. The lines were lots of fun, though I found out that Christian was less than comfortable on the higher platforms and lines. When our guide dared us to zip with no hands, I managed it, though I grabbed on to steady myself straight away. The other folks were fun - we had plenty of time to chat.
At the bottom, we surrendered our kit and went into the shop. We found some banana ketchup to buy (at inflated price), and got a free drink, but didn't buy the photo they took during the training because no staff wanted to help us.
The van took us back down to Castries, via James's, and back to Bel Jou in plenty of time for lunch. We chose an a la carte lunch around the pool with cocktails - it was sunny and rainy by turns.
We had a lazy afternoon, which may have involved the pool. Then showers, drinks, buffet dinner, telly, loud music, and bed.
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