I wanted to go ATVing. Drew thought it would be too dangerous. He said he would maybe consider it if I could find a reputable looking company with the wider two-person ATVs that also have roll bars. Challenge accepted!
A lot of the highly rated companies charge $180-250 per person for 4 hours of ATVing. I thought that was too expensive and frankly, I would get bored sitting in an ATV for that long. I thought the Outdoor Adventure from Cabo Adventures sounded perfect: $129 for a 3.5 hour tour including transportation, zip-lining and then ATVing at the end. The only problem...how was I going to convince Drew not only to go ATVing but now to go zip-lining too?
It took a lot of begging. A lot. For months. Does that make me a bad girlfriend? Maybe; but, he usually ends up enjoying most of the things I force him into...
On the morning of our excursion, Cabo Adventures picked us up at the Dolphin Center across from our hotel again. They took us roughly an hour away to a mountain in/near Miraflores. On the way, our bus driver stopped short for a "roadrunner!" I never even knew such things existed in real life! Shortly after, we saw wild cows crossing the street. Possibly one of the highlights of my life. I love a good photo op!
At base camp, the 5 crew members outfitted everyone with gear and then we boarded a jeep-like vehicle and headed up the mountain. If it made one false move, we would have gone tumbling down...but again, I'm sure they knew what they were doing.
Photo Cred: Cabo Adventures
We did a few regular zip-lines before trekking across the commando bridge. So far, Drew was keeping up so I was happy. Next up, came the pendulum swing which was basically swinging from a rope over a canyon. I am beyond shocked that Drew actually went through with it. I thought for sure he would back out. He claims he didn't know what we were doing until he was up there and at that point it was too late to back out.
Photo Cred: Cabo Adventures
Photo Cred: Cabo Adventures
Photo Cred: Cabo Adventures
Last but not least was the Superman. We had to lie on our stomachs and travel 60 mph over mountain and desert for roughly two minutes. Drew almost backed out on this one too but it ended up being his favorite.
Now that zip-lining was out of the way, it was on to ATVing and I was the one that ended up being afraid. Drew was driving our ATV like a maniac and was upset that the people in front of us weren't going faster. Thank god it only lasted for 15-20 minutes or so. The one thing I was worried about when booking was that we'd have to wear used bandanas over our mouths but surprisingly they gave each of us a brand new one that we could take home as a souvenir. They also dusted us off with pressurized air and then brought us over to a snack area to have some authentic homemade quesadillas and hibiscus water.
Photo Cred: Cabo Adventures
The crew on the tour, Fredy, Pablo, Ladis, David and the photographer were all amazing. They made sure we were completely safe at all times. Fredy was hilarious and got a kick out of my name being Julie so he kept calling us Romeo and Juliet. We did end up spending an additional $130 for a photo book, USB drive with photos, a metal print and two larger prints. Due to safety reasons, we weren't allowed to bring cameras on the excursion itself and we definitely wanted something to remember the day by. However, looking back, we probably should have just purchased the USB as it contained all of our pictures and videos. Unfortunately, we only have videos of the Pendulum Swing and Superman Zip-line rather than photos and Blogger doesn't let you upload them in good quality.
I am still so amazed at how amazing of a company Cabo Adventures is. They thought of everything and even had water stations after each zip-line because it was so hot and dry in the desert. If you like adventure, I couldn't recommend them enough!
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