Buhr blog: Escape, by Aimee

During our October break we went to Escape. Escape is a fun park where there are lots of obstacle courses and climbing walls. I was really excited to get started! I started with Level One of "Monkey Business" (which is kind of like an obstacle course that is off the ground and it has three levels of difficulty). I got my harness and started. There were rope bridges and zip-lines and planks and little barrels that you crawl through. At the first zip-line we caught up to this really slow guy so we had to wait for him for the rest of the course.

Next I went on to "Gecko Tower". It is like a house with climbing walls on all four sides but with different levels of difficulty and handholds, for example, rope, metal bars, an air conditioning unit, and stuff like that. I wanted to do the hardest one so I tried it. It was really fun! After trying both hard walls I watched my mom bungee jump. She was jumping around four stories high! It was really amazing.

After that I went to the tube race. It is where you drag a round tube up the hill and ride down on the hill. It is extremely fun! Hannah and I dragged our tubes up. By the time we got up there I was sweating a lot but it was totally worth it! I flew down the hill with the wind rushing at my face. It was really exciting!!!

Then we went to the main zip-line. It is the longest zip-line in Malaysia. Sadly I could not go on it because I was too small. So I went to "Go Ape". It is where you climb trees but thankfully they attached handholds to make it easier. I actually found it quite hard!

Finally I wanted to try "Monkey Business" again. I went on it one time but at the end, as I was sliding down the zip-line, my harness turned around but I still had to grab the rope to stop myself. So I grabbed the rope but I accidentally smashed my body into my hand. It really hurt. My family and I went to the first aid room. They put a tension bandage on it and it felt much better! Three days later it was still hurting and my mom and I went to the hospital and had x-rays and the doctor said I had swollen muscle tissue. I had to wear a sling for two weeks and stop playing volleyball for awhile.