This post is in response to the following question. ‘Whats the biggest risk you’d like to take but haven’t been able to?’
One of the wtfimu2n challenges was to complete a sky dive. Pre pandemic I had started to investigate but had to halt plans with the lockdowns.
Since then life has gotten in the way & I haven’t really restarted the investigation in to the how’s & where’s of this activity.
Putting the Brakes On
I guess being diagnosed with Scleroderma & Raynauds has rather brought some activities to a grinding halt. Being unable to regulate my body temperature efficiently has been a major factor.
Jumping out of an airplane with at least one numb hand due to temperature changes doesn’t have much appeal if I’m honest. Plus I am not sure I would be covered by any type of insurance because it either.
Though with my ever growing collection of gloves for all occasions maybe I could risk it? Perhaps if I am feeling brave I might ask.
For now it’s on the back burner so to speak as I plod on with learning Spanish, juggling & slack lining ( but only when the weathers good).
Paragliding
There is a small part of me that still would like to. I have previously done a tandem para glide off the side of a mountain in New Zealand a few years ago & that was awesome.
The paragliding was a spur of the moment decision while sat on the side of a mountain in Queens Town. My son wanted to have a go & hubby said only if I wanted to have a go.
Think he thought he could stay drinking coffee & laugh at us but I said all of us or none. So we all had a go. Each with an experienced pilot in a tandem harness.
I sort of feel the sky dive would be along the same lines but several more notches up the adrenaline junkie scale.
So watch this space. I belong to the never say never school of thinking so who knows what may lay ahead.
Use the link below to discover more about Queenstown New Zealand where you can attempt all sorts of adrenaline inducing activities.