Skydiving!

I finally went skydiving yesterday. I went Static Line, which means you complete a course and go up by yourself and then a cord that is attached to the plane pulls your shoot for you upon exiting the plane. It was freaking awesome! I have never had such a rush. I only free-fell for about 5 seconds before the shoot came out but that was enough to make me realize how boring most of the things I do on a daily basis are.

I can now say that the exact moment where I realized that I did indeed have a parachute, was one moment I will never forget. It was a huge relief and all my worries disappeared in an instant. Then navigating down to the airport at 3k feet was fun as well. It wasn't just because you are gliding through the air, it was more of a sense of accomplishment when you realize you are doing something that most people talk about and will never do.

Now that I have done it once, I can definitely say I will do it again, hopefully enough so that I can get certified to go by myself at higher altitudes.

For anyone looking at possibly doing this, I would recommend it. It isn't nearly as scary as it seems. The adrenaline is huge. The reward is worth it. Besides, what else are you going to do?

FYI: You don't just jump out of the plane like I thought, you have to climb out on the wing and hold on at 80mph at 3500 feet! How fucking cool does that sound.