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This first day, Saturday, was the
only free time we had to explore the area, so
Diane, Carol, Gera and I decided to drive to the
tramway in the nearby mountains.
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 Partway up the
mountain, we parked our car and boarded this bus
for the last haul to the tramway.
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 Gera,
Diane and Carol riding to the tramway in the open
bus.
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 Even from the BOTTOM
of the tramway, it looked like we were up pretty
high!
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Off we go! Imagine our chagrin
when we discovered the tram rotated as it went
up...there was nothing to hold on to!
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 The worse part was
crossing each tower! The tram would seem to slow
and then swing freely after it crossed the tower!
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 Debbie made a wise decision when
she chose to "pass" on this adventure.
She would have hated it.
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 Check
out those brave smiles! We couldn't hold on to
the tram, so we held onto each other!
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 Look how far down
the valley is now! I think we are higher than the
airplanes!
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 Whew! We made it to
the top! Now Gera can hold on to something solid!
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 Diane, Carol and Abby
made it, too!
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 A fellow adventurer
kindly took a photo of all of us together.
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 Diane, Gera and
Carol decided to hike down the other side of the
mountain.
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 There they go. Going
down doesn't look too bad...but I keep thinking
about climbing back up again!
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Meanwhile, I kept climbing up to
the observation platform at the top of the
mountain!
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And made friends with
"Sean" (You know, Sean Connery in
"The Rock"?)
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 And finally they
returned from their hike...none the worse for
wear!
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And we headed down the mountain
again. What a great day!
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 We survived the
adventure...and have this picture to prove it!
Diane, Abby, Gera and Carol
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