After the first 8 ziplines we stopped to take a break before the final line, King Kong. Our break included lunch – chicken and vegetable wraps, Maui chips and cookies. Lunch hour was also when we got to go swimming. There was a waterfall and swimming hole right next to our lunch area. The water was kind of muddy from the rains, but we were all so hot we didn’t really care. Also, there was a small ledge we got to jump from into the water.
Jeannette
Jeannette was the first to jump in. .. like immediately! Everyone else ate then went in the water.
Cat that lives on the ranch.
There are 3 wild cats that hang out by the zipline lunch spot. Well, wild, as in they don’t have a home, but at least one of them was tame enough to let you pet and feed it. Keiki, our guide, told us that the zipline manager once tried to adopt one of them. She took the cat home, to the vet, got it shots and everything. And as soon as she opened the door the cat ran out. No one saw it for a few days and then it reappeared at the lunch spot! They figured if it was determined enough to walk several miles and return then it deserved to be left living there. Keiki said not to worry, those cats eat several times per day, every time a tour comes through people are always feeding them. I’m sure the zipline manager leaves food out, too.
Amanda jumping in.
Stephanie jumping in.
Paul Baker jumping in.
After our lunches were finished, the rest of us jumped in. The water was…. refreshing. Which is to say, very cold! But jumping off the ledge was so much fun.
I tried to take a video while ziplining. Mostly all you see is blue sky and my hair in the wind!
Since we had so much fun ziplining with Donna and Dustin on Maui, Dallas decided early on in our vacation and wedding planning that he wanted to coordinate a zipline tour for our friends. I didn’t want another thing to plan, but Dallas was all for it, so I let him take it and run with it.
Paul & Jeannette on the suspension bridge.
Shannan. The guides told us to run across the bridge and not use our hands to hold on. It was ok til they started shaking it like crazy!.
Stephanie. The ravine was really deep and you could see straight down it between the bridge slats. Scary!
Dallas did all the research and found that Princeville Ranch Adventures would best suit our needs. We were interested in the Zip ‘N Dip Expedition which lasted 4.5 hours, included 9 ziplines, a suspension bridge, lunch and an hour at a hidden swimming hole. Dallas sent an email to all of our friends and within less than a day we had 34 friends interested, which worked out great because we could do 12 people per time slot so, including us, we’d take up 3 full time slots (out of 4) that day.
Ted
Tien
Stephanie
A short hike between lines. Richard, Amanda, Tien, Jessica, Shannan, Kate.
Jessica
Shannan
Dallas split everyone up into the following groups: Team Discovery Channel: Caroline, Tammy, Limey, Kristin, Chad, Brian, Jill, Jess G., Trent, Loden, Allison, Herm. Team Packerrific: Rachelle, Richard, Amanda, Stephanie, Paul, Kate, Tien, Shannan, Jess B., Ted, Jeannette, Yvan. Team OG Kush: Dallas, Jordan, Liz, Cousin, Ross, Matt, Adam, Christine, Brian, Sara, Todd, Kelly. So, needless to say, all of my photos are of Team Packerrific.
Paul
Richard
Jeannette
Guide Taylor showing off!
Our guides were Keiki and Taylor. Keiki was a local guy, born and raised in the Princeville area. He said he lived about ten minutes away from Princeville Ranch. Taylor was a transplant, I think. Keiki was super jokey, teased me a lot for being the bride, and also told our group about local culture. Taylor was fun, too, but more straight-laced.
Most of the people on our tour had never ziplined before. Maybe no one, except me, I think. And even though I’d done it before, I still had a few moments of panic! It’s so fun, but can be freaky too. I thought Amanda was going to have a heart attack before the first line, but by the 4th one she was running off the platforms. You can run if you’re brave, but most people just step off and let gravity do its thing.
Ted and Jessica racing down the last line, a double line called King Kong.
Richard and Amanda racing down King Kong.
King Kong is 1200 feet long, the longest line of the day.
The ladder up to King Kong is 26 feet tall.
Looking down from the King Kong platform.
Guide Keiki getting Kate locked in.
Paul and Kate racing across the King Kong line.
Paparazzi at the end of the King Kong line!
The last line is called the King Kong and it’s 1,200 feet across! This zipline actually had two lines and you were supposed to race. Most everyone in our group was coupled up so the couples all raced against each other. Leftover was me and my niece Stephanie, so we raced. I thought I’d beat her for sure, just because I weigh more, but when the guide said “1, 2, 3, GO!” I hesitated and Steph ran off the platform when he said go. So I lost!
Note: Donna and Dustin took a lot of the following photos. I brought my little junky camera and it didn’t work out too well. Donna brought her DSLR that she uses for freelance photography. Big thanks to her for letting me post her photos here. Also, don’t miss the video I took that’s posted at the end of this entry!
Donna and Dustin took us ziplining in Maui. None of us had ever gone before so we weren’t sure what to expect, but we all loved it. I’d go do it again in second. It was so much fun. We went to this course that was on the way to Haleakala, in Upcountry Maui.
This is Donna, Dallas and I with our helmets and harnesses on.
After everyone got their gear on we took a walk through the woods to the zipline course.
Our guides, Jimmy and Ryan. These guys knew what they were doing, and were also pretty hysterical. Funny guys.
There’s a of platform. Your harness is hooked onto the line by the guide. Then you just step off.
And whee!
Whee!
Whee!
Whee!
Then you get to the far platform.
Try to stop before you run into the guide.
And then the guide unhooks you from the line. Dustin getting unhooked.
Donna getting unhooked.
Dallas getting ready to walk the suspension bridge. You can see me ahead walking across.
Donna was a little freaked out to walk across.
More ziplining. Dallas.
Dallas.
Donna
Dallas.
The guide giving us instructions at the last line.
Dustin coming down the last line.
Dustin.
There was a pole at the end of the line that you could try to make it to and tap. Hardly anyone made it.
