How brave are you?

September 2, 2021

Have you ever been brave enough to try some new experiences? Have you ever sat down and put together a "bucket list"? What kind of activities might be on that list? How about skydiving? Have you ever thought of doing something so daring? The best part was doing it with friends - it is an experience you won't soon forget.

I got the opportunity to Skydive while on a cruise vacation in Hawaii. Seeing some of the islands that make up Hawaii was so beautiful. Skydiving with Skydive Hawaii was a great way to see this beautiful place from way up high.

To jump, you must fill out and sign waivers and a few safety/ training videos to watch so that you are aware of the entire process from start to finish. Then we had options to have video footage of the jump as well as photographs. These are added costs but are very worth being able to look back and be proud of my achievement.

When you are getting closer to the jump time, you need to be fitted for your harness. The staff at Skydive Hawaii needs the exact weight and height to fit the proper harness required for you. So no lying because of the cute instructor. As well during the lessons, you are paired up with your tandem jump. They will go through signals and what it means and what you should do if you see the signal show to you.

You need to know a few things: you need to wear comfy shoes- no flip-flops. They must stay on your feet- and not blow off your feet. That would be embarrassing and dangerous. You also need a pair of goggles, which thankfully they did provide for us. These are a necessity if you want to open your eyes and enjoy the freefall and then coasting down.

We jumped at 14,000 feet, and Hawaii was amazing from this height. The ocean never looked so beautiful, and from that height, you can see the more shallow and deep spots. I think the total time you are down is about 5-7 minutes. What a rush! It is scary, to be honest. Think about it jumping out of an airplane at 14000 feet with another human strapped to your back. Oh, and you appear that you are over the ocean. It was amazing to see things from that far up in the sky.

People walking toward the Sky diving plane

Watch this video and decide if you could do this? It was a bucket list item for me since I was a young child. I can remember there used to be a place where we would drive by to visit my Grandparents in Simcoe, Ontario. So, for me, I watched people as we drove by and as an adult, I could fulfill my dream.

Skydive Hawaii

68-760 Farrington Hwy, Waialua, HI 96791.

https://www.skydivehawaii.com/

Tip!

You are best to book reservations in advance as you would then be scheduled and could expect to be roughly 2 hours. Whereas if you are a walk-up, you could be waiting quite a while to get a chance to skydive.

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