The whole thing started with a list Dan and I were making because we felt life just needed some more excitement...plus there was a groupon for it! We both signed up immediately and made an appointment for the one and only day in September we could both go.
The night before we celebrated our possible last day of life with good friends Jessica and Melissa by doing 'skydiving shots' (that we found how to make on the internet). I don't think the bartender had half the ingredients for it but his concoction was....great...
In order to actually skydive you need near perfect clear skies. On "dive day" as we experts like to call it, we rushed to Louisberg, NC (about an hour away) and arrived on time at 10am. Well, actually we got there at 10:35 am because Dan was relying on this navagation system on his phone called "Wayz". Lesson learned: be skeptical of any navagation system called "Wayz".
Once we arrived we were met with gloomy overcast. It was predicted to burn off at some point, but we had no idea how long that would take. So just like at every other airport I've been too, we waited.
And waited.....
And found a frog which means good luck before jumping out of a plane! (no citations found)
2 hours later, after a rushed trip to Sheetz (a gas station/food place) to grab lunch, the sky had cleared enough for us to suit up!
Some of us looked cooler than others....
We boarded a tiny plane with about a dozen other skydivers and made our way up to 13,500 feet. It was one guy's first time ever FLYING ON A PLANE, let alone jumping out of one!
Dan and I both hired our own personal videographers to jump with us. They jumped solo beside us with cameras strapped totheir helmuts to record the whole thing. They gave us amazing video footage of the whole process from before getting on the plane to our landing on the ground. We also got hundreds of still photos.Currently I only have Dan's pictures because mine are being sent in the mail, but here are a few that are amazing.
The most anticipated part: jumping from the plane
After that you free fall for about 60 seconds. We fell from 13,500 feet to about 6,000 feet. Personal videographer capturing every moment:
Then our experienced parachuting guide (that were were very tightly strapped to) pulled the chute at 6,000 feet
For 5-6 minutes you just glide through the air, seeing all the best views of central-ish North Carolina...
This comic came out the same day we skydove!
When I get my pictures you can be sure that I will share them, stay tuned!
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