The platform stands approximately 36 feet above the ground, but I can’t even see it as I wait for my turn to hook into the zip line. Instead, there is a wide canopy of trees above me and below me — which I assume would cushion me should I fall.
But falling isn’t an issue here. This is my first experience with zip lining, and I am blown away by the safety precautions the Monkey Trail Canopy team at Gumbalimba Park takes to ensure I’m going nowhere but right down the line to the next platform.
For the first time since arriving on Roatan — a small island off the coast of Honduras—the sun is threatening to peak its head out from behind the lingering clouds. I’m not complaining; I’m beyond ready to shed my rain jacket.
The water was rough from Hurricane Ida, which had passed by just a couple days prior to us arriving on Roatan, a small 
