8.12.2019 Montezuma - Canopy Tour

The night was a horror. It was so loud that my earplugs didn't help. That was just too many decibels. Even putting an extra pillow on my ear didn't help. I had to wait for silence, around 1 to 2 am, to continue my sleep.
The rooms here don't have windows, only fly screens. So you hear not only the sound of the sea and the chirping of birds, but also all kinds of music, which you may or may not like, at various volumes.

I will be picked up for the canopy tour at 9 am. It will be a highlight. We will be strapped in, given special gloves and helmets. Pulleys will be attached to the rope and the harness will be hooked onto these pulleys using a
carabiner. There is an additional harness that is hooked onto the rope for safety. We will also be secured with this additional harness on the platforms between the stations. We are in the treetops here and they are relatively high with these tropical trees. Then we will be shown how to proceed. We lie in the harness, one hand behind the pulleys with the glove that serves as a brake. Braking is done by pulling the rope downwards. The other hand holds the vertical rope to the pulleys. Never should one hand come in front of the pulleys. The legs below the knees are crossed. We have two professionals with us, who will hook us in and out every time. To do this, we have to jump up briefly each time. There are 9 ropes and it's a lot of fun. The first ropes are a bit shorter for acclimatization. After 5 ropes, the treetop tour makes a stop and we go to a waterfall. A natural pool has formed here and you can easily jump into the wonderfully fresh water from the rocks. 25 m deep. Unfortunately, I lose my swimming goggles forever (I need them so I don't lose my contact lenses when swimming). The short half-hour bath in the wilderness below us is amazing. Then we continue to the last three ropes. The last rope is a grand finale. 350 m long and we glide through a clearing in the rainforest.

Back in Montezuma, I search for and find a new pair of swimming goggles. Certainly not as high tech as my old ones, but certainly sufficient.

Today I also use the kitchen to cook some noodles for myself.

I try out my new swimming goggles in the sea. They fit perfectly. Most beaches here have signs warning of dangerous currents. So swimming out is not an option. So I swim along the shore. The water is wonderfully warm and so salty that you can't sink.

Actually, it was announced that small turtles would be released at Montezuma Beach at 4 pm. But no one came. I'm a little disappointed.