Steve Cotler

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.—

Rolling down...

I gulped and photographed. He emerged grinning and suggested I try it.

I didn’t.