Continuing on with my bucket list...now I can cross off paragliding (although I would happily do it over and over again). Last week I went up to the point of the mountain for a tandem paragliding experience (found a fabulous deal through City Deals). It was a perfect day with gorgeous weather and plenty of wind.
My mom, Bob, and Hayden came to support and watch the adventure. Yes, I am lucky to have such a great family!
Hayden befriended Zeus, the dog, and played fetch with him for awhile.
Here I am getting all buckled and ready to fly.
And we're off! This experience was completely relaxing and enjoyable. I wasn't nervous at all which I think is due to the fact that I had already done the skydiving thing (now that gets your heart racing).
I was up in the air for about 25 minutes. My pilot did a few quick consecutive side-to-side movements to replicate the feel of a roller coaster ride. My family didn't know at first what was going on and worried for a moment, but Justin from Cloud 9 explained the move and reassured them.
Now Hayden, who is such a funny kid anyway, hardly even noticed what I was doing. After he finished playing with Zeus he decided to build mini mountains in the dirt. I am trying to instill a little bit of fearlessness in him and be an example of "you can do anything if you put your mind to it." However, I'm not sure how well this works when he doesn't notice what I'm doing. Oh well, we have a joint "high-flying" adventure coming up this week that he is sure to pay attention to.
Continuing on with my bucket list...now I can cross off paragliding (although I would happily do it over and over again). Last week I went up to the point of the mountain for a tandem paragliding experience (found a fabulous deal through City Deals). It was a perfect day with gorgeous weather and plenty of wind.
My mom, Bob, and Hayden came to support and watch the adventure. Yes, I am lucky to have such a great family!
Hayden befriended Zeus, the dog, and played fetch with him for awhile.
Here I am getting all buckled and ready to fly.
And we're off! This experience was completely relaxing and enjoyable. I wasn't nervous at all which I think is due to the fact that I had already done the skydiving thing (now that gets your heart racing).
I was up in the air for about 25 minutes. My pilot did a few quick consecutive side-to-side movements to replicate the feel of a roller coaster ride. My family didn't know at first what was going on and worried for a moment, but Justin from Cloud 9 explained the move and reassured them.
Now Hayden, who is such a funny kid anyway, hardly even noticed what I was doing. After he finished playing with Zeus he decided to build mini mountains in the dirt. I am trying to instill a little bit of fearlessness in him and be an example of "you can do anything if you put your mind to it." However, I'm not sure how well this works when he doesn't notice what I'm doing. Oh well, we have a joint "high-flying" adventure coming up this week that he is sure to pay attention to.
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