I had always wanted to go parasailing, so last summer while we were at the beach we decided to go! I am terribly afraid of heights, so I was more than a little worried about going, but it was something I had to do! We decided if we were going to do it, we might as well do it right, so we paid for the full 1,200 feet of rope and a CD of photos.
As soon as the water taxi got us out to the parasailing boat and I got a glimpse of our captain and instructor, I knew it was going to be a fun adventure!
Meet Josh and Alex!
Bill and I were strapped into our matching life jackets and set to sail!
After Alex went over the brief instructions, and harnessed us up, he let the rope start rolling out, and we were off!
I had given my little camera to another lady on the boat, and she snapped this picture of Alex taking our picture for the CD.
This flight is worthy of a high five!
And there we go!
And go…. until the entire 1,200 feet of rope is let out. It is eerily quiet up there and not at all windy. I was totally amazed, awe struck, and not the least bit frightened.
Since I didn’t want to accidentally drop my little camera in the sound, or get it wet as we were pulled back onto the boat, we took a little disposable camera with us. Bill snapped a couple of pictures from up in the sky of the boat way below.
Before we left the boat, Alex asked us if we wanted to get wet when we were reeled back in. They can pull you directly onto the boat so you don’t get wet at all, or they can completely dunk you! We opted for somewhere in the middle.
OK, so now he’s just playing with us. We were totally at his mercy!
Bill and I had an amazing time! We were up in the air for about twenty minutes and could see for miles. We were too far south on the sound to see our house, but it was fun trying to pick out the sights we are familiar with! I’d go again in a second! 🙂
- Questions:
- Are you afraid of heights?
- Have you ever been parasailing?
- Would you have opted for a total dunking at the end?
What a cool experience!! Love all the pictures! I wouldn’t say I have a fear of heights, I just would rather stay on the ground 🙂 Never been parasailing. I would choose somewhere in between too! Maybe one day I will get brave and do something like that!
It was so fun! I would highly recommend it!
My husband did the is Mexico years ago, and the other guy doing it landed badly on the floating dock and cut himself. I am afraid of heights so it will never be on my wish list but it looks like you had a blast. The photos are great too!
I put the “what could happen” totally out of my mind while we were up. I hope your husband’s friend is okay now.
How fun! Way to go for facing your fears of heights to do that!
I’ve never been parasailing, but it looks awesome! I would have gone for the full dunk =).
It was fun, and a little more in my comfort zone than bungee jumping! 🙂
I did it in Cancun when I was about 15. I was scared to death and they def didn’t have the regulations they should have!
Oh dear, that sounds scary!
What fun! I would love to give parasailing a try! And such a beautiful day too 🙂
I was lucky to be able to make the reservations only a day before after I had a chance to check the weather! 🙂
So awesome Debbie! I just faced my fear of heights zip lining in Costa Rica- like you- sooo glad to have done that (and had a great equipment and set up which helped control the fear)- can’t describe it! Your post has me wondering if I might try your parasailing – you really weren’t scared once you got up there? The pictures are so awesome!
Do it, Rhonda! It was very cool, and I wasn’t the least bit scared! I would desribe it more as peaceful and serene, than as scary.
Zip lining is on my bucket list, too!
That looks like so much fun! I am not afraid of heights, but at the same time parasailing is not on my to-do list. There are too many stories of stuff happening. A few years ago we did go banana boating at the beach and that was a blast. I highly recommend it.
If I had gone parasailing I would have opted for getting dunked at the end. Your face in that last picture is priceless.
I googled to see what a banana boat looked like, and saw several different pictures. Did yours look like this one?
Yep! The only difference was it was a single instead of a double.