The girls (Laura, Karen, Rachel and Bev) went
to Fraser Island on a two day tour. Left to unsupervised in Hervey
Bay I decided the best thing to do would be to jump out of a plane.
And indeed it was the best thing I have done in ages. An exhilarating
experience. Freefall lasted one minute, during which time we (Garth
the main diver I was strapped onto) plummeted from 14,000 feet to
4,000 feet. We accelerated to 200 feet per second, which is approximately
150 miles per hour. This is what it sounds like: whhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
oooooohhhhhhhh whhhhaaaaaaaa ooommfff [as the parachute opens].
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