Teetering, Plunging, Soaring
I - and for anyone who knows me, hang on to your hat - jumped off a bridge yesterday. Well.... jumped isn't entirely accurate... more like.... plummeted then swung.
The friend we have visiting this weekend wanted to bungy jump. He's done it before, this would be his fourth jump. Crazy Bastard! Just watching him took my breath away - freaked me out, completely!
So when he tried to convince me to do a tandem swing (where you're each in a harness, joined together, dropped off the bridge, do the freefall down and then swing to slow) I was like - not fuckin' likely! *laughing*
But... something came over me. I can't see me having done it on my own, and I think doing it was absolutely because it was him - all brother like, I'm safe with him.... but.... I looked up at the drop, I had the chick show me the video of someone else... and then I just said... OK.
FUCKING AMAZING! I wanted to go again right away. TERRIFYING! You scoot out to the edge, feet dangling edge, high HIGH up looking down edge. The part you sit on is supposed to drop out from under you, down and back, so your body is clear of the bridge when you drop.... but it didn't work, and you could hear the two employees behind us, kinda... fretting. Caught on camera for all to see - my terror is quite visible as I realize things are not going as planned! *laughing*
The place is this beautiful canyon. You freefall, the speed you move at is something like 145-150 km/hour then you soar back and forth, swinging over the river - my feet grazed the water as we swung, fucking gorgeous.
My friend says 'an adrenaline junkie is born'... says next time you'll bungy! *laughing* I don't know about either of those, but I am thrilled I did it. They do a tandem bungy, where you're strapped together and jump as one.... I could see.... maybe.... if all the planets and stars align just right doing that with him. But alone, diving off a bridge into the canyon? I just don't know.
I have learned over the last 4 or so years to... never say never! *laughing*
WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The friend we have visiting this weekend wanted to bungy jump. He's done it before, this would be his fourth jump. Crazy Bastard! Just watching him took my breath away - freaked me out, completely!
So when he tried to convince me to do a tandem swing (where you're each in a harness, joined together, dropped off the bridge, do the freefall down and then swing to slow) I was like - not fuckin' likely! *laughing*
But... something came over me. I can't see me having done it on my own, and I think doing it was absolutely because it was him - all brother like, I'm safe with him.... but.... I looked up at the drop, I had the chick show me the video of someone else... and then I just said... OK.
FUCKING AMAZING! I wanted to go again right away. TERRIFYING! You scoot out to the edge, feet dangling edge, high HIGH up looking down edge. The part you sit on is supposed to drop out from under you, down and back, so your body is clear of the bridge when you drop.... but it didn't work, and you could hear the two employees behind us, kinda... fretting. Caught on camera for all to see - my terror is quite visible as I realize things are not going as planned! *laughing*
The place is this beautiful canyon. You freefall, the speed you move at is something like 145-150 km/hour then you soar back and forth, swinging over the river - my feet grazed the water as we swung, fucking gorgeous.
My friend says 'an adrenaline junkie is born'... says next time you'll bungy! *laughing* I don't know about either of those, but I am thrilled I did it. They do a tandem bungy, where you're strapped together and jump as one.... I could see.... maybe.... if all the planets and stars align just right doing that with him. But alone, diving off a bridge into the canyon? I just don't know.
I have learned over the last 4 or so years to... never say never! *laughing*
WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by MysticSpirit (Sass) at 8:54 AM
3 Comments:
Well done. Feel the fear and do it anyway, huh?
I've never done that, but I would like to. Did a parachute jump once and it was fantastic.
Now you've got the bug you never know where it might lead. :)
I would've done it....but then I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie!
Heh sounds like you had a good time :)
Congrats on getting up enough (pardon the gender expression) balls to do it ;)
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