02/14/12 - Vacation Day 5 - Kauai

Today is Valentine's Day of course, and what a better way then to spend it ziplining with your honey!?!?  We went on the 'Zip-n-Dip' tour at the Princeville Adventure Ranch.  We did a total of 9 ziplines, took a dip in a natural pool and ate lunch.  We had the best tour guides ever, Chris and Dave.  These guys were hilarious.  They were giving Dallas a hard time about his PhD because he was wearing his "trust me I'm a doctor" shirt.  And they were calling me "Amanda hug & kiss". 

There were 7-8 couples on the zip tour.  We started out on a few shorter, easier ziplines, before we made our way to the big ones.  I was nervous at first, but after the first zip I was ready for more.  Dallas of course, was his normal daredevil self!  We had a lot of fun.  Here is a list of the ziplines we went on:
Manini - 170'
Lehua - 460'
Ironwood - 380'
Hau Bush Run - 320'
Wiki Wiki Express - 530'
Okolehau - 410'
Big Kahuna - 700'
Lele Pali - 600'
King Kong - 1200'

Dallas and I took turns videoing and taking pictures.  On one of the last ziplines I had to be launched off of the ramp by the guide so that I would make it all the way across.  The smaller girls were having problems, and I had to be reeled in on one since I didn't make it completely to the ramp.  The very last zipline was "King Kong", a 1200 foot dual zipline.  So of course, Dallas and I raced.  He beat me (because he weighs more) but I'll let him continue to think it is because he is more aerodynamic than me.  We had a great time ziplining.

After ziplining we had a few hours to kill before we had to head to the airport to catch our island hopper to The Big Island.  So Dallas took me to get ice cream and we went to the beach to watch surfers.  I'd say we had a good Valentine's Day!

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