For my dad's 50th birthday, him and I went skydiving. It has been a life long dream for both of us!
The jumping part was awesome. I could not wait to leave the plane! The scariest part of the whole trip was the plane ride up to 10,000 feet. I hate air planes and everything about them. The plane was a 2 person craft, with one of the seats ripped out. The pilot was in a chair, and the 4 of us were strapped together sitting on the floor.
Free falling was one of the coolest, best experiences. I couldn't believe how incredibly tranquil it was. It was so quite, peaceful. I was weightless. No funny tummy feeling, nothing. Just floating in the clouds.
When the parachute opened, however, thats a whole other story! It hurt like nothing else. The harness that is around your upper thighs is what's supporting all of your weight. (see picture above to see what I'm talking about!) So for about 5 minutes, all I could feel was vinyl cutting into my legs. Well, until they fell asleep, then I couldn't feel them anymore haha. And landing was a breeze. It was incredible! I am going to try to go again in August for my birthday, let me know if you want to come!
