jumping out of a plane....its nothing

OOMMGGG....i cannot believe i jumped out of a plane today!! Skydiving is the most intense feeling to ever experience. So four of us (Katie, Bennett, Jordan and I) decided we wanted to go skydiving and since this was the least expensive place we could go it seemed like a good plan. As we were driving to the place (a 45 minute drive from Nelson) we all got really nervous and were re-thinking our decisions, but once we got there we all got a rush of excitment. We got our gear on, which was ridiculous looking and waited for the plane to land. Once the plane landed, Dom (my skydiving instructor) and I were the first out to the plane (meaning i was the last to jump out of the plane!!). We all crammed into this tiny plane, which took us up to 13,000 feet!! it was a 20 minute flight until they opened the doors!!! i was freaking out before they opened the doors so imagine what it felt like when the freezing cold air rushed in! and then i had to watch three of my friends disappear under the plane at 120 mph!! when it was Dom and mine turn we shimmied (sp??) out to the edge of the plane. I was hanging out of the plane literally...while Dom was holding on. Then he let go (i am getting goosebumps remembering it right now) and it i couldnt help but close my eyes for a second but then remembered it was only 50 secs of freefall so i opened them and pretty much screamed the whole free fall down. It was lucky because it was a cloudy day so all i saw were clouds at least so it wasn't like the ground was rushing towards me...it was just clouds, which was awsome. It was the most amazing feeling. It wasn't the stomach in my throat feeling, but the IM FLYING, IM FLOATING feeling. it was SOOOO COOL!! and then all of the sudden without warning Dom pulled the parachute, and it was a huge jerk. and then i saw land!! we were 5,000 ft off the ground and it was coming QUICK, but slow. weird. it was so cool seeing the world from that perspective. so cool!! we floated down for what seemed like five minutes, but it was more like 2 minutes and we landed on our butts. OMG i wish i could explain how i felt when i was was up in the clouds. I swear the clouds taste salty and its so cold that ice was forming on me...but i think i was just freaked out i imagined the ice. The one downside is that my ear killed!! going from 13,000 feet to 5,000 ft in 50 seconds can take a toll on your ears, but im back to normal now. All i really have to say is that EVERYONE should do it once because its just pure fun. I am going to do it a lot more in the future!!! yay!!

Cheers!!

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