One scale of one to ten for excitement and exhilaration zorbing has to reach at the very least a ten! Also referred to sphereing the large plastic ball, according to the guy who did the safety briefing, consists of two balls, one inside the other with an air layer in-between to cushion the bumps on the way down the hill.
When my partner and I arrived we were given the chance to watch other people hurtle down the hill inside the sphere at some incredible speeds, they all emerged with silly grins on their faces, so they must have had fun!
This looked like a brilliant ride which does far more the simply roll down a hill very fast! The different weights of the folk inside makes the sphere jump and leave the ground slightly before bumping back on the ground and following the track downhill.
A very comprehensive safety brief was given making sure that we were medically fit and able to ride inside, which also included tips on how to ride the sphere to get the most out of the experience. It all sounded pretty simple, lots of fun and definitely mad! It is described as while one of us does forward rolls the other is doing backward rolls, over and over again.
We were strapped into our harnesses, which were pretty tight fitting but not to uncomfortable, and taken to the top of the hill to wait our turn. The waiting was quite nerve racking and certainly got the adrenaline pumping and my heart racing, no backing out now, to get inside the sphere we had to crawl through a weird tunnel which reminded me of one of those stoppers you find on an air bed but obviously incredibly larger. Once inside the sphere the size of the thing became even more apparent, we were fastened in opposite each other and told to have a great time and enjoy our zorbing experience!
The time seemed to go in slow motion as we waited for the sphere to begin to roll, but once we were away the sphere rolled and bumped its way down the hill, the stories of feeling like you are inside a tumble dryer were definitely true and I was mighty glad we were both securely fastened to the sides of the sphere and I understood why they were so thorough about medical conditions and safety, this ride is definitely not for the faint hearted, those who suffer from claustrophobia or high blood pressure.
The whole experience was over very fast, it took about thirty seconds to get down the hill and although it felt a little disorientating the whole trip was awesome and great fun, we too emerged with silly grins on our faces and somewhat wobbly legs!
A zorbing is well worth trying, it’s exhilaration factor is brilliant and it’s an experience which can be had by people of all ages, just as long they are in reasonable health. Zorbing is one of the new extreme experiences which definitely has to be tried!
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