I always knew that I wanted to go sky diving but I was unsure of when I would do it and where. Sometime in July 2012, I had a trip planned to Tampa, Florida and as the time drew closer I called my friend who was going to host me to let her know my plan. She immediately got on it and sure enough there were places, but she found a super amazing deal with Jump Florida Skydiving. Skydives were going for half the price! Payments were made and my dive was booked, but we were notified that it would be dependent on the weather.
On the
appointed day, while we were on our way, the weather seemed slightly off and we
were called to let us know that the weather was not so great, so there could be
a delay or the worst (cancellation) might happen. I didn’t like the sound of the latter. It
was about an hour’s drive from where my friend lived. It was far out as there
had to be enough space for an air strip. We went on anyway.
When we got
there, the first thing I had to do was paper work. One of the things I had to
sign was a disclaimer stating that if anything went wrong, they would not be
held liable. It made me think really hard so I proceeded to ask a few questions
about safety, their equipment and how to use the parachute. I was given a mini
tutorial and told certain things I would need to do and how my instructor would
communicate with me in the air, then I signed the papers. I had come that far
and would not allow fear to stop me. I got strapped with my kit and off we
went.
