Parasailing....

[MyGSXF:Me]

OHMYGOD... I am just about to head off to go PARASAILING...

yeeeferkinhhaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

will let ya know how it goes later!!


Jen

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

kewl... can I come too... please... its fun... i like fun








gota go for a ride gota go for a ride....

[Trudes]

That's wicked Jen, I've always wanted to try that, do give a full report when you return!

[Meekey_Mouse]

Oh wow!! That is AWESOME! Please give a full report

Jas

[Colapop]

Dunno about parasailing but I did start to learn windsurfing yesterday... It's a buzz!

[MyGSXF:Me]

Well.. I've had a very exciting day here in sunny paradise!!

A friend offered to take me parasailing.. & of course I said "hell yes"..

soooo... I RAN off the edge of a perfectly safe hill into the blue abyss

FEEEERRRRRRKK.. did I squawk.. @ the point of liftoff.. (and thereafter for the next few minutes.. )

WELL... whadda RUSH!!! we did a few twists & turns out off the takeoff point, to find the thermals needed to take us up higher.. & when ya get a thermal is pretty cool.. ya can 'feel' the wind taking you up higher..

The wind is different to when ya riding a bike too.. I can't quite put my finger on it to describe what it is, but it feels good! you're working 'with' the wind in a good way, rather than mostly struggling against it (Canterbury riders will know what I'm talking about!!! )

Anyway.. it's just amazing.. to be up there "flying" & exposed to the elements like that. I kinda likened it to riding a mates Buell, where through my visor I had NO piece of the bike, or me, in my vision.. JUST the open road out in front.. was the weirdest feeling.. but parasailing was like that too. I was sitting on my own separate harness seat but strapped kinda almost sitting back ontop of Rory (my pilot), so I had the open view out in front of me.. & the occassional glimpse of my white knuckled hands clinging with a deathgrip on the straps to the side of me.. lol..

Was a gorgeous day.. a few gentle fluffy clouds, but was surprisingly chilly up there!

I won't tell you however, about a certain 'problem' I have though.. something to do with motion.. moving vehicles ie: passenger in cars, boats, planes etc... but the story unfortunately didn't end that well for me.. & I am truely deeply sorry to the lady out doing her gardening below..

Anyhooo.. here's some piccys.. also unfortunately I don't actually have any of me DOIN IT .. as I had my camera ON me.. & couldn't just 'duck' down to pick it up again, off a bystander...

[Colapop]

Is there a weight limit? (serious question) I'm too heavy for a tandem skydive...

[MyGSXF:Me]

and some more.. taken whilst in the air.. (apart from the last one... that sexy hump on my back, is my seat, that I had to shuffle back into once airborne.. nearly forgot this stage, as I was rather busy cacking meself about now...!!)

I have a new passtime!!!!!!!!!!!! & I REALLY wanna learn how to FLY one of em!!!! bugger this sittin there like a muppet bein a PILLION!!!

Was one ferkin AWESOME day out... thanks heaps goes to Rory da pilot.. & ahhh sorry bout ya leg mate...

Jen

[Trudes]

Thanks Jen, that is awesome!! I wanna do that!

[miSTa]

Looks like fun. Good on ya Jen

[Swoop]

A friend offered to take me parasailing.. & of course I said "hell yes"..

I thought parasailing was the one being towed by a boat? Parapenting is the "off the hill" one??? Good on ya for giving it a go!!!

Is there a weight limit? (serious question) I'm too heavy for a tandem skydive...

Most tandem places should be OK up to (and sometimes slightly over) 100kg. If you can get a tandem master the size of Finn, you might be OK.

[MyGSXF:Me]

kewl... can I come too... please... its fun... i like fun

no.. go away.. this is MY sandpit....

[MyGSXF:Me]

here's a L - R 3sum sweeping Nelson Bay.. taken from terra firma!!

is it any wonder I live here.. with this on my doorstep aye!!!!

[Blondini]

I thought parasailing was the one being towed by a boat? Parapenting is the "off the hill" one??? Good on ya for giving it a go!!!
Most tandem places should be OK up to (and sometimes slightly over) 100kg. If you can get a tandem master the size of Finn, you might be OK.

Ahhh I believe it to be paragliding???Parasailing is behind a boat true from my knowledge...what would I kinow except it sounds like lots of fun and good on you..life is short so make sure you fit in all you want to ... because we only have today and if god says so than we will have tomorrow too

[terbang]

Biking and flying go hand in hand. Nice one..!