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Although I never thought I’d say this, I have found something better than typical airplane skydiving! Granted, it is the same principle, but it is an entirely different feeling. It is essentially a simulated BASE jump, but you are still in an aircraft. So it is the closest I can get to this feeling until next month when I jump the Perrine bridge in Idaho.
My friend, Mitch, organized a balloon jump with Balloon Addicts of Perris, CA. We had to be there at 6:15 AM, even though the balloon never takes off before 7 AM. The cost was $75 for about 5,000 to 6,000 ft of glorious altitude. There were 10 of us, but I was the only girl. I’ll admit it, I was scared to death. I was peaking so hard from the thought of it. I was quiet, I was nervous but I wasn’t going to allow fear to stop me. After all, fear was irrational. I had enough altitude, and I had a reserve. What could possibly go wrong?
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