One of the adventures we went on Brandcation, turned out to
be the biggest adventure of all. We went to Adventures Unlimited in Milton
Florida. They offer zip lining, tubing,
kayaking and even camping. The property
was absolutely breath taking. There were so many lush trees and it was hard to
believe I was in Florida still. It was like I was out in the wilderness. I know that not all of Florida is palm trees
and beaches so it was different when you think of being so close to Pensacola
Beach. One of the things I noticed was
how friendly the staff was. They were
all very nice and Jack the owner made a point to personally talk to me a
bunch. It made me feel like I was one of
members the Adventures Unlimited family.
I am not a wilderness girl.
I grew up in the suburbs. I went
to camp and stuff when I was younger and love to go camping. Honestly, when I
thought about zip lining, I had no idea how high it really was going to be. The
only zip line I had seen before was at a pumpkin patch. I wouldn’t say I was
afraid of heights, just more afraid to actually do the zip lines. I did the
practice zip and stopped short of the platform, so I had to pull myself
in. I know that everyone else had a
really great time. I just wasn’t able to
take the leap off the normal ones. It’s
not my thing. Although I didn’t zip
line, I was able to spend some time just talking to the staff and taking in the
natural beauty of Adventures Unlimited.
After zip lining we went tubing in Cold Water Creek. I was excited to be able to go tubing because
I loved going tubing at water parks. It’s not the same obliviously, but I
thought it was a similar experience. I
had been tubing in the past where you are pulled by a boat and that is a lot of
fun. This kind of tubing was where it is
you, your tube and your faith in the river to get you to the exit. The tubing adventure is almost 4 miles long.
It can be really relaxing for some. I
had a hard time managing myself to stay out of the trees. I learned to become
very creative when it came to pushing off things, like tree limbs, branches and
rocks. Be sure to stay fully hydrated
because you don’t know how long you will be in the river. The water wasn’t very deep so that was a good
thing. One thing I will tell you that I learned very quickly is to make sure
you are aware of what is in the water. I didn’t see any snakes but there are
stumps that you have to be careful of. You don’t want to bump your bum or worse
get stuck on a stump. As long as you
keep your bottom up and are aware of your surroundings you should be alright. I
ended up getting heat stroke in the process so; I only remember part of the
tubing adventure. I guess I was
hallucinating and passing out. I want to
give special thanks to Lisa she made sure I made it safely.
For more information about Adventures Unlimited please check
out their website.
Thank you to Adventures Unlimited for sponsoring a full day
adventure for all of the Brandcation attendees. All thoughts and opinions are
my own.
