The fearless young and the not so young members of the Ruales-Grana 'tribe' (with the exception of my sister-in-law Badette and me who have post-spinal cord trauma and acrophobia respectively) dared to experience an outrageous and soaring extreme rides like Suislide and Plunge above a deep canyon, trees and across the Wahig River of Danao, Bohol.
For the adrenaline hunters like them it was an adventure of a lifetime - I say it's thrill-seeking, gutsy and downright crazy ! Their freebies? If they were able to keep their eyes open during the thrill ride, they would have caught a glimpse of God's majestic and breathtaking handiwork. For a moment, watching our husbands and children doing such daring acts was extremely scary and petrifying - it was the most heart stopping scene we've ever seen. They're really that adrenaline junkie to have tried that kind of extreme activity. OMG! We couldn't believe they went through with the plunge - believe you me, the thrill ride is not for the faint of heart !
The Suislide The Suislide is the local version for zipline - consisting of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an inclined cliff. It has two lines, going forth and back. It traverses the Wahig river at an altitude of 200 meters and 450 meters long.It’s an exciting cross mountain zipline that will definitely shoot one’s adrenaline up in the air.
No Fear Posture : Our sons at the Suislide launching pad getting ready for the extreme ride of a lifetime
The rugged Wahig River landscape below that awaits the adventurous who will brave the scary Suislide and Plunge. This is a stunning view from the launching pad.
The fearlessGRANA-RUALES Family
The True Adrenaline Hunters
Akim : The Adventure Seeker who can't live without his Samsumg mobile phone
Cheerio, here comes Akim on his way to see the breathtaking view from above
The Grana Family patriach is known to be so much petrified with heights but this time he put his scardey-cat feelings aside and tried this extreme sky ride - and yes ! he did survive the zip. Way to go Dad !
Trying to fly like Superman ?
HBR and Gabby : Father and Son Tandem Suislide
Father & Son holding on together as they approach the end of the Suislide Flight
Jombo makes gesture to tame his hidden fears ?... LOL
Jombo is ready to zip down
Ino : Zipline is a pure adrenaline packed fun
Ino is up for the extreme adrenaline rush of a lifetime
Tin and Pat try to loosen themselves up by making faces before the Suislide flight
The Dual Zipline : Tin and Pat
Bombs away !
SUISLIDE VIDEO CLIPS
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The Plunge
On the other hand, the Plunge ( Bungee Swing ) is a canyon swing adventure mounted over a 200 meter high and 300 meter wide gorge. A rider would have to do a 70 meters free fall before being launched on a pendulum swing measuring to a hundred meter diameter.One has to literally plunge to an open air. In the duration of the swing, the plunger is treated to the experience of being alone withe nature where about two seconds, he/she will all be defenseless, feel nothing and left all alone.
The zip lining and bungee swing have really generated fun, thrill and action among the thrill seekers in the family – that allowed them to unleash their wild !
And I guess for all the people out there who are planning to come to Bohol and explore their insatiable quest for extreme adventures - then Danao Adventure Park experience is something that they must not definitely miss out.
The ground crews prepare the harness for Mari's safety at the Plunge Launching Pad
The Head First Position - a far more daunting jump
Mari spreads his arms like wings and flies like a bird .....whooooah !
Tin makes the 200 meters free fall toward the rugged Wahig river landscape
Tintin plummets toward the ground before going in a pendulum swing about 100
meters in a diameter above the stunning landscape.
Hugely liberating and utterly terrifying sky ride
PLUNGE VIDEO CLIPS Watching our son Mari took the daring PLUNGE( head first position) was the most heart-stopping and petrifying sight we've ever seen.We couldn't believe he along with his female cousins ( Tintin and Pat ) went through with the extreme sky ride.And they even got certificates for having survived the challenge ! You did it kiddos!!!
