We are in Las Vegas and have signed up to indoor sky dive.
We arrive and immediately get on the scale to get weighed in. The maximum weight for women is 180 lbs and for men it is 220 lbs. After signing our waivers, we are led into a different holding room and are then shown the instructional video.
The video is making everyone in the room very nervous. My mother, wide eyed, is starting to panic. The video footage is of real sky divers, jumping out of planes, practicing the serious moves which they have perfected in the simulator tunnel.
We are also shown a series of hand signals which become overwhelming and were never used. The only sign used was thumbs up and not featured here.
Admittedly, when they begin to focus on our “landing” with details of the tuck and roll technique, my level of anxiety grows. You literally drop from flight into the surrounding foam bumpers.
We put on our jump suits, ear plugs, googles, and helmets. My mother has opted to sit out.
Me, my father and the Germ enter the padded round room that has a monster fan underneath a metal grill.
We each take turns lying down on our bellies and then we are off. We are flying. I am laughing and smiling the entire time.
I love this picture–I am in a pilates full swan.
Who doesn’t love a flying Germ?
My father loved getting high.
I can’t describe how much fun we had. One of the most fun things I have ever done.
This new thing comes with my highest of recommendations. if you are in Vegas, just a short drive to the end of the strip (past Wynn and Encore) and there you are.
Take flight!
