My Skydive!

Today we all went skydiving. We were supposed to go at ten but it was too cloudy but by 12 the clouds had moved and we were ready to go! I have never been so nervous in my whole life. Before we went up they showed us a DVD of what to expect if we bought the DVD. I thought to myself there is no way that I am doing that, but then I spoke to the woman who was talking us through it and I thought that I can do it. We had to wait for the plane, while we were waiting we were kitted up in some lovely red jump suits, super cool hats and goggles and a harness! I was getting so nervous waiting to go up, but then my tandem master Johnnie came up to me and introduced himself. I told him I was really nervous and he really calmed me down. Before we went up I decided to buy the photos, the DVD and the handy cam. The DVD was off all of us together and then the handy cam was just of me! It shows me talking before we go up, just before we jump out, after the parachute has been pulled and when I am down. So he took me to the side and asked me a few questions and then he attached it to his arm ready to go.

The plane came and we all went in. I don't know how I made it up the steps as my legs were shaking so much. We decided to jump 15, 000ft instead of the 12,000! So, once we were all lined up ready to go in the plane Johnnie told me that it would take 20 - 25 meters to reach the height and also what to do getting out of the plane and also once we were out. The ride up didn't take that long at all. My legs did not stop shaking, he told me that he had done it over 2,000 times and that everything would be fine. After that I did calm down a bit. On the way up we had to have some oxygen masks. I knew that we were ready to go as he took my mask off. One by one we left the plane. James went first, then Anita then me, Rob and Naomi. I got to the edge and the next thing I knew we were falling! It was absolutely amazing! I can't describe the feeling! It was not what I expected at all. I think I screamed the whole way down, as Naomi said she heard me scream when I left the plane and on all the photos my mouth was wide open! My cheeks on the photos are HUGE! Lol! We were free falling for 60 seconds and then the parachute opened. We jerked up a bit and then sailed down to the ground, before we got to the ground we circled round a few times and then came down. The views were amazing! My mouth was so dry. When we got to the ground we were all buzzing, it is the best feeling in the world and would certainly do it again.

Once we had taken off the jump suits we watched the group DVD, we laughed a lot watching it. When I was watching it I couldn't believe at what we all had done. Then as I got the handy cam aswel, we all watched that, which was so funny.

All I can say is that everyone should do it, it's the best feeling in the whole entire world!

I have added a selection of photos, I got over 70 so I thought I wouldn't bore you with them all! Yes, I know I look like an absolute idiot in all of the pictures! And yes, my mouth really is that big!