One for the road...: April 2010

Who didn’t want to be Tom Sawyer (or just tag along on one of his adventures) when they were a kid? Who didn’t want to be super brave, fearless, cocky, and mischievous? Who didn’t want to ride homemade rafts off waterfalls…explore the deep woods….climb impossibly tall trees…or play hooky from some house chores you have to get done? Well, one weekend here in KL, a group of us threw caution to the wind and summoned up the leftover Tom Sawyer in each of us from our childhoods! We decided to play like kids again…and when that young guy with the supervisor badge Velcro-ed to his vest said… “This safety harness is 100% safe”, we believed him wholeheartedly (more or less)…just like any kid would do! And best of all…we are the adults…so no parents around to stop us by saying… “Get down from there, that’s too high!”… “Don’t do that, someone could lose a leg!”…or simply just “No, it’s too dangerous.” Let me just say here, it was awesome!

SkyTrex…this place was a gem of a find and it’s just a few miles outside of Kuala Lumpur! After a safety briefing where we were told how to work the equipment and not to panic once we were up in the trees…we were then let loose! We climbed, we balanced on thin ropes, we swung, hopped, and we “flying squirrel-ed it down” all in the treetops of the jungle! This “jungle gym” isn’t for the faint at heart…you wouldn’t have a chance if you are afraid of heights…as we Tarzan-ed through the rainforest over 7 stories high. During this jungle assault course you had to use your mind and body; you really had to use all of your core balance and all of your muscles…and we each found out where we were lacking…mine is my upper body strength…guess more bicep curls for me!! This circuit took about 2 hours to finish…so it was a very, very good workout…who said getting fit couldn’t be fun?

The group of us really did turn into a bunch of big kids…while we were going along this jungle treetop course…you could hear the random Tarzan call (often from Fint)…monkey sounds…and the super fun “Whooo-Hooo!” ringing in the trees!

By the time our large group was all finished…each of us had a huge smile on our face…think Cheshire Cat grins…from ear to ear! No one had anything bad to say about this super cool, extreme canopy jungle gym spot…in fact…we were all planning our next visit! Being a kid really is stress free!