I did not understand what the driver said (he spoke so quickly!) and when we got off the bus, I quickly realized we had just agreed to the wrong stop. I had the address of my friend Daniela's house, and a few nice people on the street saw that we looked lost and gave us directions. In Daniela's house, we dropped off our stuff...and set off to go bungee jumping!
When we got there, someone strapped us in: you have a harness around your waist, your shoulders and your ankles, and so many straps! My sister and I, and a guy from Germany, got into a cable car and scooted our way out over the valley between two mountains. They strap you onto a rope that is like a very, very, very long, thick slinky! This is so when you jump, you continue to bounce. Once you are safely attached, you stand at the edge of the cable car. My heart was racing; I did not think that I could do it! The man who attached me to the rope counted in German (just to be fun!) "DREI! ZWEI! EINS!" (Three! Two! One!), and I jumped!
At first, I screamed and screamed, but then I just enjoyed how fast I was going; I felt like a rocket! As I bounced around, I looked at the beautiful mountains around me. I was seeing them from upside down! Afterward, after I stopped bouncing, I hung upside down as they lowered a rope that I clipped onto my harness to raise me up, and bring me safely back on the platform. I could not believe that I did it. I felt full of energy!
Afterward, Daniela took my sister and me to get arepas and batidos in the central plaza. A batido is a milkshake, but in San Gil, they are a special type of milkshake, but no one can say what the flavor is like. The batido is yellow with white on the top portion.
