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It was a twenty minute short hike to our destination, the top of Bocawina Falls. The group was in good spirits, just full of curiosity….how exactly does one rappel down a waterfall?\n\n

The sound of water pounding rock as it was cascading down the mountain grew from a distant sound to a deafening roar. The thickness of the jungle though blocked our view of the river until we reached the top.<\/p>\n

As we were strapping on our gear, a couple of us peered over the edge….<\/p>\n

“We are going down that?”<\/i><\/p>\n

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I was quickly second guessing my decision to do this. I mean lets face reality, I’m no spring chicken, and having a busted leg was not part of my holiday plans in Belize.<\/p>\n

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As we all slowly made our way across the river towards where the rope was tied to a tree on the other side, people were already slipping on the moss covered rocks and falling.<\/p>\n

Not a good sign as we hadn’t even started yet!<\/p>\n

The descent was one hundred and twenty five feet. After a quick tutorial on how to safely descend ( lean back, move slow, legs spread apart, don’t panic! ), the guide asked who wanted to go first. I volunteered. The rest of the group breathed a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n

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As I started to go and the waterfall spray soaked my body, adrenaline took over. Panic disappeared. I felt like it took me forever, but I rappelled Bocawina Falls<\/a> without falling once!<\/p>\n

As it turned out, I was the only one in our group to do so. As one guy later told me.. “You made that look easy”.<\/i><\/p>\n

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My back, legs and arms were twitching from the strength it took to get this completed, so I’m not sure about how EASY it was, but it certainly was exhilarating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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