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Since the dawn of known history, human kind has been endeavoruing to enter new frontiers. As time progressed, humans learnt the skills that enabled them to make fire, tools, and other things that could cover their basic amenities. Cursed with being landgrubbers, one thing always seemed to fascinate them most; the gift of flight....

True, we now have airplanes and blimps, but its still not the same. To be suspended in the air without anything below your feet, well, that is a completely different experience. If you wonder how I can make such statements, dont. I recently had the privelege of doing something similar. I went parasailing.

Parasailing, though novel in its own right, does not allow you the freedom that one would like if you wish to further the analogy with the birds. For that you need to go paragliding. But, hey, one step at a time :-)

The event was a lot of fun, for the brief period of time it lasted. They say time flies when you are having fun, but I tell you, wehn you fly along with time, she sure goes supersonic on you! Three minutes I floated in the air (so I am told), but it felt like a few seconds to me.

As one goes airborne, the feeling is just tremendous. Suddenly, for the first time, your body is not in contact with any land-hugging thing. Once you overcome those initial goosebumps, well, thats when the fun begins. Honestly, I had no idea Bangalore was so green. :-)

Parasailing, in pictures:


First you show some excitement! (SP does a good job of that here)

Parachute opens...

Up.. up...

... and away we go!

But now, here I am, with my feet firmly on the ground again :-(