It’s about 1:00 in the afternoon, and I look up at the graying sky knowing it’s about to rip open and douse us all in a blazing glory. And, of course, I’m about to zipline through the rainforest canopy.
This is my second time ziplining since I’ve been in Costa Rica. My friend, Bridget, is super excited. She has come down to visit me for a few days to escape from the end of the crazy semester in Athens and before she goes back home to Utah for the summer. And what better way to jump start her summer than with a few fabulous days with one of her best friends in the middle of the Costa Rican rainforest right at the beginning of the Rainy Season…?
I rock back in forth in my comfortable dry shoes. I wish I had worn my Chacos today.
We successfully zip through 4 or 5 lines before the rain starts. There is nothing I can do. Impending doom of sloshy shoes is rapidly soaking in. Yet, as much as I thought I wouldn’t be able to stand the squishyness of wet sneakers, I had to admit that it felt kind of nice. Sort of like a personal portable cooling system for my feet.
After our ziplining adventure, both of us squish and squosh back to the bus stop with smiles on both our faces.
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