Para gliding!

We wake up early, hope for great weather and drive up the mountain, on the top, wind is blowing in the wrong direction. But this changes soon and we have counter wind, light, nice and easy. After preparation, Mina takes of first... she flies away! I m getting excited! Ivana comes next and then it is my turn. But things don’t happen quite like we would like them to.

Two other women slides in and takes Ivanas turn. Tourist, picked up on the beach, they probably were charged her a bit more than us, and they got first despite Ivana has been waiting for 3 or 4 days... We wait and wait and finally we drive down. At the bottom, surprise, we drive back up, 7 of us in a jeep, Natasa in the trunk and a crazy frog guy on the roof. We will all fly since we found experienced par gliders to control the tandem.

My tandem is called Mendo Veljanoski, he is number 20 and something in the world top ranking of Aero flying. He regularly does crazy shit and i am getting real excited, i feel like i am the luck one. On the drive up he talks about speed gliding which he is testing wings for, about Tigne were he flies every winter, about Australia...

This man lives for extreme sports and especially para gliding, I am fully in trust and very excited thinking i will get a good ride with strong sensation. Para gliding can be like an old mans ride in his air chair or better than the best roler coaster. Despite asking for the roller caster, i will get a very quiet flight... :( he does couple turns, takes a thermic and a couple more turns before landing. All easy and soft. mmm I am a bit disappointed, i flew and it all seemed so natural and almost boring. The view was exceptional however.

The afternoon, we relax, swim and laugh. We rapidly stop laughing when on of the beginners goes into a deep spiral and does not get out of it... he crashes into the water at full speed. Poor man survived the impact but lost consciousness right after it and never woke up. Those are the dangers of para gliding. Not a sport for me i think. To long to learn and to dangerous. But i might give it a try. Mendo said you got the best schools in France and I should learn it there.
Tonight, Mina and Ivana leave for Montenegro. i still feel tired and stay one more night, get a lot of sleep.