Zip line tour delivers thrills and inspiration

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 13, 2013

~~<p>The elderly couple wasn't going to let age keep them from the most exciting adventure of their lives. They put on sturdy walking shoes, donned helmets and harnesses, and zipped for the first time with Skyline Eco-Adventures Akaka Falls on Hawaii island.</p>
<p>"The man was 86 years old, and his wife wasn't much younger," said Operations Manager Bonnie Blair. "Afterward the woman said, ‘We did just fine,' and her husband replied, ‘Well, why wouldn't we?'"</p>
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The elderly couple wasn't going to let age keep them from the most exciting adventure of their lives. They put on sturdy walking shoes, donned helmets and harnesses, and zipped for the first time with Skyline Eco-Adventures Akaka Falls on Hawaii island.

"The man was 86 years old, and his wife wasn't much younger," said Operations Manager Bonnie Blair. "Afterward the woman said, ‘We did just fine,' and her husband replied, ‘Well, why wouldn't we?'" Login for more...