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| Didn't get any actual action pictures (sadly) |
Waking up early to catch the bus was nothing, because Alexa and I were going SKYDIVING today! It hadn't comletely hit me yet that I just paid money to jump out a perfectly good plane with a complete stranger strapped to my back, so I was more excited than nervous. The 2 hour bus ride mostly consisted of signing my life away..their not liable blah blah blah...aware of the inherent risks blah blah blah...all that stuff. We finally got to their office, they paired us off with instructors, gave us a 5 minute tutorial and then strapped on our harnesses. Surprisingly I wasn't too scared yet. However, when we pulled up to the plane things changed a bit.
The tiniest little plane, that looked like it couldn't fit one pair of people let alone the 6 that were supposed to squeeze in. It was also now that Sinno, my instructor, lets me in on the fact that we are jumping first. Now the nerves are working. Cause were going first, were the last ones in the plane sitting by the door, and by door I mean plexiglass roll up panel which was open the whole time during take off. We climb to 14,000 ft. Way above the clouds, which i think made it easier because you were just jumping into the clouds, the threat of falling to the approaching ground wasn't really on my mind. The scariest part by far was when he opened the "door". Keep in mind I am stapped as tightly as possible to Sinno, so if he moves, I move. His job once the door was open was too lean out of the plane and look down, no idea why, I guess making sure we were in the right spot. So he tells me to stay in the plane! of course i want to stay in the plane! but as this 200 lb man is leaning out and im strapped to him, how am i supposed to stay securely in the plane! Those 20 seconds were by far the scariest part of the jump and I hadn't even jumped yet! Finally, I threw my feet over the edge, looked down and tumbled out of the plane. The 60 seconds of free fall was the most amazing feeling. The first bit was falling through the clouds then you break the cloud line and your just falling to the ground. Out of no where the shoot pull and your yanked to a halt. From there it all turned peaceful, just gliding to the beach. He pointed out different islands and several parts of the Great Barrier, before we landed on a little beach. It was an amazing experience! and would love to do it again!
The tiniest little plane, that looked like it couldn't fit one pair of people let alone the 6 that were supposed to squeeze in. It was also now that Sinno, my instructor, lets me in on the fact that we are jumping first. Now the nerves are working. Cause were going first, were the last ones in the plane sitting by the door, and by door I mean plexiglass roll up panel which was open the whole time during take off. We climb to 14,000 ft. Way above the clouds, which i think made it easier because you were just jumping into the clouds, the threat of falling to the approaching ground wasn't really on my mind. The scariest part by far was when he opened the "door". Keep in mind I am stapped as tightly as possible to Sinno, so if he moves, I move. His job once the door was open was too lean out of the plane and look down, no idea why, I guess making sure we were in the right spot. So he tells me to stay in the plane! of course i want to stay in the plane! but as this 200 lb man is leaning out and im strapped to him, how am i supposed to stay securely in the plane! Those 20 seconds were by far the scariest part of the jump and I hadn't even jumped yet! Finally, I threw my feet over the edge, looked down and tumbled out of the plane. The 60 seconds of free fall was the most amazing feeling. The first bit was falling through the clouds then you break the cloud line and your just falling to the ground. Out of no where the shoot pull and your yanked to a halt. From there it all turned peaceful, just gliding to the beach. He pointed out different islands and several parts of the Great Barrier, before we landed on a little beach. It was an amazing experience! and would love to do it again!
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