Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Annals of Irresponsible Parenting

When you think "zipline" you don't usually think "safe". If you add the adjective "Chinese" before "zipline" any sensible person will definitely think "dangerous". But you can say that about most things in China. If the Chinese had big station wagons you'd certainly see kids in the "way back", though I guess there wouldn't be many of them with the one-child policy. Danger aside, Abby and I went on this zipline over the bamboo forest. It was probably a couple of hundred feet off the ground when we were over the valley floor. Surprisingly, Abby was the instigator. It actually looked a bit safer than one we saw in a brochure here in Maui this week. It had a double connection to the zipline itself. Needless to say, there were no release forms or waivers to sign.

Fresh off that success, we found a smaller one over a small river at another place we visited and everyone went on it except myself and the baby - that's cautiousness for you. Ethan thought it was the greatest thing ever (he went on Jenny's lap).

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