In 2002, my son and I toured Slovenia by car. Rarely featured as a travel destination, Slovenia is a gem: fabulous scenery, interesting and friendly people, inexpensive (comparatively) accommodations…and it has Zorb.
What is Zorbing? Well, the website states: Imagine yourself suspended inside a clear inflatable plastic ball of about 3 meters in diameter. And when you’re securely in the place, the ball is rolled down 150-meter long slope. (No brakes, no steering, just you and gravity).
I could not imagine myself thus, but my son could.
Only a short drive from Lake Bled (a picturesque glacial lake with a picturesque church-on-a-island one can row to), we found the hillside without difficulty. He entered the Zorb, strapped in, and took the ride.—
I gulped and photographed. He emerged grinning and suggested I try it.
I didn’t.
