6 weeks! 6 f-ing weeks! ugh.
well, at least I can type.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
What is Skydiving?
There is a wind tunnel in Orlando of which I have been a patron. It has been nearly eight years ago but I wil never forget it. It was not housed in a temperature controlled environment so, not unlike jumping at altitude in winter, the bitterly cold blast was much like actual skydiving. This particular January, the boys were in West Virginia with their dad and I am discovering how bitterly cold it can get in Florida. Temperatures on New Year's Eve dropped to the 30's with a wind chill making it feel like 15 degrees. Ther were four of us that decided that it would be fun to jump in the wind tunnel whilst the temperatures hovered just above freeze my butt off.
Kate and I left her place in Royal Palm Beach early, planning a pick up of Dale and Shane in Jupiter Farms before heading to Orlando. We made it there without incident and each took turns riding the wind tunnel. We came prepared with gloves, mittens, hats, suits, etc. I think we were even wearing long underwear. The video above shows the amazing flight that can be acheived both in the wind tunnel and while skydiving. Expensive but worth it.
15 minutes in the wind tunnel: $125
the thrill of flying and the mastering of wind: priceless
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Blog Friends
Fellow bloggers in the Artemis world.
Sister Kelly often posts stories and pictures related to her business in Weissport, Pennsylvania. She started a quilt shop ten years ago and it's grown to include many characters.
Her blog:
http://the-quiltery.blogspot.com/
A neighbor and good friend has also entered the journalistic world of blogging, although she is more of a photo blogger and is quite talented.
Jenalee has many subjects (sounds like she's a Queen) but her favorites of the hour, as evidenced by her blog, are her two and her fiance's two Golden Retrievers.
I am impressed with her creative eye.
Her blog:
http://barefootinflorida1.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html
I am off to Clewiston, Florida today to drop off my rig for its quarterly repack. Pain the buttocks but that's the rules for now. The weather doesn't look accommodating for skydiving but our trip is not about jumping. Brock is heading down with me, and although it's a long drive, one and half hours, we'll keep ourselves entertained nonetheless. He has never been to the drop zone. His love of airplanes could make this a very exciting trip for him. I want him to see the skydivers fly in so if it looks like there won't be jumpers today we may postpone our excursion.
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Sister Kelly often posts stories and pictures related to her business in Weissport, Pennsylvania. She started a quilt shop ten years ago and it's grown to include many characters.
Her blog:
http://the-quiltery.blogspot.com/
A neighbor and good friend has also entered the journalistic world of blogging, although she is more of a photo blogger and is quite talented.
Jenalee has many subjects (sounds like she's a Queen) but her favorites of the hour, as evidenced by her blog, are her two and her fiance's two Golden Retrievers.
I am impressed with her creative eye.
Her blog:
http://barefootinflorida1.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html
I am off to Clewiston, Florida today to drop off my rig for its quarterly repack. Pain the buttocks but that's the rules for now. The weather doesn't look accommodating for skydiving but our trip is not about jumping. Brock is heading down with me, and although it's a long drive, one and half hours, we'll keep ourselves entertained nonetheless. He has never been to the drop zone. His love of airplanes could make this a very exciting trip for him. I want him to see the skydivers fly in so if it looks like there won't be jumpers today we may postpone our excursion.
ttfn
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