01/08/08 - Fun up High

We had timed our visit because Ania, an air traffic controller, had a day off and as Piotrek works from home he was able to take a day off and they had a big trip planned for us. We took a drive into the mountains near Ustron to Park Linowy where you have a big playground to get into and enjoy the mountain air. Piotrek, Marea and I took to the trees on an Areial Trekking Course. With the help of a harness and a safety line we got to play like monkeys, and with us anywhere between 5 and 15 metres off the ground we went from tree to tree with zip lines (flying fox), hanging/swingling logs, monkey bars, rope swings, cargo nets etc etc. It sort of felt like you were on Fear Factor or one of those reality type shows. Of course Marea was the best monkey as she led the way through the trees.

It was fantastic fun and after two hours we were utterly exhausted. It had been forecast to rain all day but we were very lucky because apart from a thunderstorm before we'd even gotten started, the rain stayed away until we were safely esconched under the balcony of a mountain restaurant. Safe, being the operative word as the heavens opened and hailstones the size of grapes rained down. All was good though - within 15 minutes the sun was out, and a very cool mist started rising out of the ground as we walked back to the car.

A scenic tour through the mountains later, we were back in Bielsko-Biala for a well deserved rest before more fantastic food for our bellies'!!!!