flying with super heroes
i did the most amazing thing this weekend.
after work on saturday i drove to north carolina to my sister's house. i got there rather late and we chatted for a bit and then went to bed. i didn't sleep very soundly because i was too excited. we got up at like 7 on sunday and took their plane to the beach (15 minute flight) to go SKYDIVING!!!
Yes, at 12:30 p.m., strapped to another human being i jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 11,500 feet in the air! We free fell for 45 seconds, reaching speeds of 210 mph. We covered close to 6,000 feet in 45 seconds! Then we opened the parachute and I steered us to the ground. We did spins in the air. We took in the view. It was the most amazing view i have ever seen in my entire life. We were right on the coast, overlooking the ocean. I could see islands in the ocean, i could see the beach, i could see forever. it was breathe taking - to say the least...
within 5 minutes of jumping out of the plane it was all over. i am so glad i did it. it was such a rush and such a release. i am not sure if i will ever do it again, but i am soooo glad i did it. its another thing to cross of my 30 before 30 list (for those of you who don't know, i have a list of 30 things i want to do before i turn 30).
just another amazing day in the life of rachel. :)
after work on saturday i drove to north carolina to my sister's house. i got there rather late and we chatted for a bit and then went to bed. i didn't sleep very soundly because i was too excited. we got up at like 7 on sunday and took their plane to the beach (15 minute flight) to go SKYDIVING!!!
Yes, at 12:30 p.m., strapped to another human being i jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 11,500 feet in the air! We free fell for 45 seconds, reaching speeds of 210 mph. We covered close to 6,000 feet in 45 seconds! Then we opened the parachute and I steered us to the ground. We did spins in the air. We took in the view. It was the most amazing view i have ever seen in my entire life. We were right on the coast, overlooking the ocean. I could see islands in the ocean, i could see the beach, i could see forever. it was breathe taking - to say the least...
within 5 minutes of jumping out of the plane it was all over. i am so glad i did it. it was such a rush and such a release. i am not sure if i will ever do it again, but i am soooo glad i did it. its another thing to cross of my 30 before 30 list (for those of you who don't know, i have a list of 30 things i want to do before i turn 30).
just another amazing day in the life of rachel. :)