Skydive the Beach

So about two weeks after my first skydive, we were booked in to go again, this time at Skydive the Beach, Wollongong.

The drive down to Wollongong wasn't looking very promising, as the sky was grey with clouds and if it had started to rain, then our skydive would have been cancelled.

Luckily after driving for about half an hour, the sky had cleared up and it actually turned out to be a really nice day.

When we got there, we walked into the office to let them know that we were there.

After being given a group number, we got sent around the side of the building to wait our turn.

When they called out our group number, we all walked over to an area out the back and were asked to pick a jumpsuit, goggles and a pair of gloves.

A few minutes later, our skydiving instructors came out to greet us, strap us into our harnesses and give us a quick tutorial on the procedure.

After about ten minutes, our bus had arrived and we were ready to head out to the plane.

After a 20 minute bus ride to our destination, we had finally arrived.

I was slightly less nervous than last time, but was still freaking out a little.

We stopped for a few photos in front of the plane, before piling in.

The plane started up and off we went. The incline in this plane was much steeper than the last and I was trying my hardest not to slide off the seat.

After about fifteen minutes in the air, we were almost ready to go.

In the plane with us, were a mother and daughter, who I could see were freaking out.

I smiled at them and told them that I had felt the exact same way, just two weeks earlier and tried to assure them that they had nothing to worry about. 

The instructor opened up the roller door and I watched the first two couples fall over the edge. 


Once they were out, it was my turn. We slid over to the door and the instructor had me dangling over the edge for what felt like forever!


After about half a minute, we finally fell. I was so glad that my instructor had told me to keep my jacket on because it was absolutely FREEZING!!


After a 60 minute free fall, the parachute opened and we floated down over the beaches of Wollongong. The view was fantastic.


When we reached the ground we were told that our videos would take about half an hour, so my friends and I decided to head to a nearby bar to get some cocktails while we waited.


Although the view at Wollongong was beautiful, the staff at Picton seemed to be a lot warmer and took the extra time to make their customers feel at ease. Still another great experience though!

Lela xx