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Title: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on June 11, 2012, 01:57:16 PM: has anyone done this, thinking of doing it on the way thru

http://www.junglesurfing.com.au/junglesurfing.html (http://www.junglesurfing.com.au/junglesurfing.html)
Title: Jungle Surfing
Post by: @fnq4now on June 11, 2012, 07:42:02 PM: It's awesome!!! The last section you can do backwards & upside down. Heaps of fun. Not cheap but worth the $$$.
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: McGirr on June 11, 2012, 07:46:59 PM: Never done it but you go first and I will do it ;D

Mark
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on June 11, 2012, 07:50:31 PM: Quote from: McGirr on June 11, 2012, 07:46:59 PM
Never done it but you go first and I will do it ;D

Mark

just trying to talk SWMBO and the kids into it but i am keen
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: bert56 on June 11, 2012, 08:07:40 PM: I'll watch.

Bert
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: raw70 on June 11, 2012, 08:58:48 PM: Agree with @fnq4now. It is a good flying fox. The most physical part is the hike to the top, if your not (puff puff) used to exercise (pant pant), once at the top it's all downhill and it's a great ride....
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on June 11, 2012, 09:02:28 PM: the more i hear the more i like
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Hoyks on June 12, 2012, 05:58:08 AM: Surely you could come up with a winch cable and a snatch block between you all?

Just add 2 trees and what could possibly go wrong ??? ?
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: McGirr on June 12, 2012, 06:46:19 AM: I remember they stuffed up once and did not attach the harness properly and someone got hurt but that was in 2007. Don't let that put you off but, plenty of trees to break your fall ;D

Mark
Title: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on June 27, 2012, 07:45:19 AM: We did this up at cape trib bloody brilliant do recommend it

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Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Kangaron on June 27, 2012, 09:54:56 AM: Do it brother, you might not get another chance.
My kids still talk about it.
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Smithy2 on June 27, 2012, 05:45:27 PM: Did it 2 years back in a group and it was awesome. Expensive family outing but worth it, and something we could all do. Our kids were 9 and 12 at the time but younger are allowed....amazing views!
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on July 17, 2012, 07:52:12 PM: a couple of pics from the jungle surfing

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_SzAYQY3fnU/T_qQLa8GwII/AAAAAAAACjk/iEfOoytfH58/s800/P6220020.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v1OuhyzjtRY/T_qSaOP4HyI/AAAAAAAACls/LFrzK0wX5LY/s800/P6220035.JPG)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wYi_n8jovM4/T_qSuu-TyNI/AAAAAAAACmQ/9RHuGv4ywNg/s800/P6220038.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZbWkiue_xz8/T_qTLh-Fo-I/AAAAAAAACmk/mhEbs7okQjs/s576/P6220039.JPG)

great fun do recommend it

cheers

Diksta
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: austastar on July 17, 2012, 08:15:41 PM: Hi,
Nope!

Terra Firma: the more firma the better.

cheers
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: jclures on July 17, 2012, 08:26:55 PM: I am with you austastar.
Title: Jungle Surfing
Post by: NewcastleKnight on July 17, 2012, 08:44:38 PM: We did this a few years ago. We are looking to do something similar in Tasi in September.
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on July 17, 2012, 08:44:51 PM: don't know what you are missing
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: fromunder on July 18, 2012, 08:40:25 PM: Diksta,
how old are your Kids,how did they go?not to scared??
we have one that's 7yrs and 2 that are 6yrs
we are going to do the jungle surfing in September

Dwayne
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: hutchie62 on July 18, 2012, 09:44:13 PM: I did it last year, I had the barbie hat. Was well worth it.
:cheers: Hutchie
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: brettk on July 18, 2012, 09:58:49 PM: Will have to add that to our next trip up north , was it priced reasonably ?
brett k
Title: Re: Jungle Surfing
Post by: Diksta on July 19, 2012, 03:50:07 AM: the kids are 6 & 8, young fella loved it the daughter was a bit scared at 1st but it was all good.

from memory it cost us $360

cheers

diksta