We discovered while we were staying at the Ventura Ranch KOA that they have a zipline!  Neither of us had ridden one before and both of us wanted to, so here was our chance!  We signed up to ride and were in a group consisting of mostly kids – some were young enough that they had to ride tandem (there has to be 80 pounds on the line or it won’t go the whole distance and then the kid would be left dangling in the air!)

Here’s a photo of Jeff in the gear and ready to go:

and here are a couple of Youtube videos that Jeff took, one while he was riding the zipline and one of me riding.  What fun!!

http://youtu.be/9hkQKocKzTU

http://youtu.be/5DIDGKZ-_dY

We’re in the Ventura area this week, staying at a KOA in Santa Paula which is just outside of Ventura.  This is a lovely KOA area, lots of trees and space, and teepees, tents and cabins in addition to RV areas.

One of the attractions in the campground is a group of peacocks.  Several females and at least 2 males.  One strutted around this morning showing off his beautiful tail and Jeff got several pictures. Laddy shows quite a bit of interest in these large birds as they wander through the camp area, and he and Jeff got within a few feet of them one day.