Top of the world

Today was our trip to the canopy walkway.  It’s an elevated, suspended series of single-file bridges at the top of the trees in a section of rainforest we visited.

To get there, we left our lodge at 6:30 and got on a speedy boat.  Bonus: this one was covered.  Would have been nice yesterday, but I digress.  We took the boat to Indiana, a town so named because the founder’s son went to school in Indianapolis.  I so badly wanted it too be a different kind of Indiana with a statue of Harrison Ford in the center of the town square.  Can’t have it all, can you? 

To get from one side of Indiana to the other, we rode MotoCoaches  that’s kind of a vehicular Minotaur made from a motorcycle and a rickshaw, as near as I can figure.  Ours was an old Honda with a kickstart and a skilled rider who knew just how to navigate the many potholes and breaks in the double-wide sidewalk that passed for a road.  It was really amazing. 

Once we were on the correct side of Indiana, we hopped on another boat and made our way to the canopy walkway  we spent a little time trudging through some lush forest to the start of the canopy walkway adventure.  

It was a series of rope, metal and wood bridges. They were lots of fun, only really perilous to those afraid of heights, and all around good times, with the notable exception of the feeling I got when the metal bits creaked.  It felt a little like judgement, and I wanted to defend myself to the material creaking beneath my feet: I’m not that heavy, bridge, and I resent your judgement.  

Regardless, it was a great experience. 

What followed that was a seafood lunch and a visit to a shaman. The shaman told us about some of the leaves, barks and roots found in the jungle that people use for their different healing properties. It was all very interesting, but after a very active morning and a sizable lunch, his soft voice in the darkened thatch-roof hit while a gentle rain hit the roof was enough to put half of our crew to sleep. 

What we were able to retain was interesting, but we were all pretty darn relaxed.  

We came back by boat only- no Tuk Tuks the second time around.  

And for now, we’re waiting for dinner.  We went back to our room and cleaned up a bit.  Nothing like a sunscreen and bug-spray cocktail to make you want to scrub your skin twice! 

Nearly time for comida, though. Go ahead and check out Our Photo Album.