Good time
Idid not know that it was possible to scream myself into silence until I went on The Screamer, one of five zip lines offered at H’Evans Scent Adventure Park in Free Hill, St Ann. The three-seater zip line took me on a 180-degree swing into fear, disbelief and what felt like heart stoppage for more than five minutes.
“Stooooooppppp,” I yelled at the park’s coordinator, Sophia Sutherland, but she just sat and smiled, all the while telling me I’d be okay – she was right. I came off the zip line shaking and wobbling like a toddler just learning how to walk. It was by far the craziest, yet most exhilarating experience I have had in a long time. It gave me a new lease on life – literally.
H’Evans Scent Adventure Park is on 26 acres of zip lines, two paintball pitches, and a myriad of fruit trees, such as coconut, passion, avocado, apple, mango and guinep trees. The employees are easily identifiable as they sport their nicknames on their shirts. ‘Blip’, ‘Nani’, ‘Gingy’, and ‘Punkus’ are some of the personalities you will see who will make your experience a safe and fun one. You will be asked to sign a participant agreement form. You will then be given a briefing, which I found useful as I had never gone zip-lining before.
The first half of the property hosts three zip lines: Leap of Faith, Runner and The Screamer. I journeyed up 40 feet to Leap of Faith, which takes you across a valley at 500 feet. I was really hesitant, but the staff was encouraging, and before you knew it, I was gliding through the air among the trees. I was caught on the other side by Gingy and Nani, and then it was on to Runner, which was about a minute away.
As the name suggests, participants run to the edge of the hill and jump off to return over the valley. It was easier said than done to plunge myself over a cliff, but the instructors were