I've never been parasailing. Given my irrational fear of heights this probably shouldn't surprise me. It is not beyond all imagination that I would enjoy it, but I haven't had the opportunity yet. In a recent work discussion about risk and thrill seeking, my co-worker Molly admitted that parasailing was not the experience she thought it would be.
Being slightly directionally challenged, she would frequently lean the wrong direction, pull the wrong cord etc...during her parasailing experience. Usually there was enough space and time that she could correct herself. Usually...
One fateful wrong pull of the cord, sent her spiraling downward right into a coconut tree. Fortunately the parasail caught in the branches to prevent her from crashing to the ground. She had to "hang out" in the tree for a little while, till they could come cut her down.
She walked away with a few scratches and a thoroughly bruised ego. Parasailing sounds fun but the thought of being suspended in a coconut tree diminishes it's appeal.
2 comments:
We should defintely go some time; I've always wanted to do that...parasailing that is, not smashing our noses into coconut trees just for the fun of it. I'm not fond of cocunut - or smashed noses if I say so myself! - from your former roomie who's been thinking of you but not been home longer than 2 seconds to give you a call this week and will soon be moved from a "human" classification to a "zombie" (it's been a week) We knew this time would come. Anyhoo - soon, I'll be in touch soon!! Jamie
I guess my question is with all of the open water that this person was probably parasialing on, why were they that close to trees? or was she parasailing down a creek?
In closing, I've never seen the ocean and it makes me sad.
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