Because it’s hot in Bangkok. Because we’re adults. Because we can.
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While sitting in the shade near Wat Tra Phang Thong, in Sukhothai, Thailand a sign about 5 feet up in a nearby tree caught my eye. Walking over I found that it was a bit of Buddhist wisdom on a hand-painted sign. The advice struck a cord with me, “Old Age is no cause for regret, regret that one is old, having lived in vain.” As we walked the rest of the grounds surrounding the Wat we saw that there were over 15 of these sayings on nine different signs.
In an effort to share them, as well as pictures of the many beautiful Buddha images and statues in Sukhothai, below is a two minute video slide show of the Buddha’s Wisdom and Images. Enjoy!
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The carabineer is clipped to my harness as I stand at the edge of a wooden platform. Our guide triple checks my straps, giving them a solid tug to make sure my harness is secure.
Ready?
Umm, not really, but for some reason I silently nod yes.
Ok. One. Two. Three…
I am flying feet first high above the forest floor, through the lush canopy of leaves and branches that a family of gibbons calls home. Or so I’m told. Honestly, my eyes were pretty much closed on that first zip line. Have I mentioned that I have a serious fear of heights?
After a few more runs across the zip lines, I was getting the hang of it and slowly but surely loosened my death-grip on the harness and began having fun. A lot of fun. I happily zipped along bouncy lines, crossed suspension bridges and abseiled down between platforms. I even dove off a platform head first with nothing but a short bungee cord connected between the back of my harness and the zip line as I flew across the tree canopy like a less than graceful superwoman into a cargo net.
Never in a million years would I have ever imagined not only zip lining through a forest canopy, but also really enjoying it. As we’ve mentioned before, much of the purpose of this trip is to push ourselves beyond our comfort zones and try new things. With Flight of the Gibbon, I was able to face my fear of heights and have a blast in the treetops. Who knows, maybe next I’ll try canyon swinging in New Zealand…
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