To Go Ape or Not to Go Ape?

The answer is always go ape! When I was visiting Virginia over Christmas this year my dearest, most amazingly talent friend Emma  came up a pretty BA idea. (Emma has a blog you should probs check it out:)) In case you are not aware Emma and I tend to have pretty ridiculous adventures together (like our crazy England road trip), and honestly we should just not be allowed in public together. Too much awesomeness. People just can't handle it!
Anywho! So she came up with the brilliant idea to go to Go Ape, which is an outdoor rope-zipline course of fantastical fun!They have them all over the country (except Alaska:(...) I highly recommend you check them out! The best part is that there is a lot of freedom when you are going through the course. You do not have to stand in line while everyone goes through one by one under close supervision. After a very quick training session and safety talk we were allowed to go. Employees are never far though, and like to shout up suggestions from the ground.

My two favorite parts were the zipline and tarzan swing. The tarzan swing was pretty terrifying because you are all hooked up and ready to go, you just have to step off the platform. I think both Emma and I had multiple moments of "OK, Ready, and Go!.....You didn't go...." When you are like 30 ft off the ground and are about to swing into a net suspended in between two trees it is really hard to take that first step! Hint: Try to grab as far up on the net as you can, or else it will take you forever to climb up to the next platform!

The zip line! I mean really I think this should be the mode of transportation for everyone from now on! Sooooooo much fun! The only problem is if you get turned around. If you come in facing front you can just run in so you don't fall, but I am pretty sure it is impossible to run fast enough backwards so you don't end up on your butt! Lets just say I ended up on my but more then once! Luckily for me Emma brought her Go Pro and got it on video.....

 

 One thing you should know about be is (like most normal people) when I start to really laugh (like uncontrollably) my muscles can no longer handle themselves and I usually just fall over in a fit of giggles. Its terrible and you would think I would have grown out of it but whatever. So that is what is happening in this video I am not hurt I simply cannot get up because I literally crying I was laughing so hard. So I hope everyone enjoys this embarrassing video of me because I mean really, if you can't laugh at yourself what the hell are you doing?