Friday, March 11, 2016

Skydiving Over Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier, New Zealand is rated the #1 place to skydive according to several travel sites.  What should a person do while here...well, skydive of course.  David decided to skydive before we leave New Zealand.  Linda stayed on the ground for moral support.

 Waiting to get it all started
 Moral support and camera/video tech


Here's the plane, the tail letters are DJE; they messed up my initials.
 Getting suited up

 All suited up and ready to go

 Skydiving Master Nico taking pictures

  The plane, the plane
Ready, waiting, and only one place to go...up!
 Up, up, and away

 Thumbs up, let's go...
 Southern Alps in the distance
 West coast-coastline
 Jumping out of a perfect airplane...what?! Crazy!!!


 Nothing like going 124 MPH from 0 to 15 seconds...Terminal Velocity.  Can't hear a thing.
 It is freezing, but the sites are beautiful! Snow-capped mountains on one side and beaches on the other.





 I always wanted to fly
 The parachute came out perfectly; now, total silence.




 We spotted Linda waiting for us on the ground at the pickup site



 What a perfect place to land, here with all the other cows
 David is the one in the center of the picture
 Coming in fast!

 Easy as pie.  Nico is a pro and set us down perfectly.


 Woo hoo, feet back on the ground where they belong.
Here's a video of the whole experience


This is the day that the Lord has made...I was very glad and rejoiced in it!  What better way to see what God has made, and New Zealand is an "all-in-one" view of His creation.

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