Skydive the Beach!!

Today I went SKYDIVING on the beach in North Wollongong!! It was the most incredible experience of my life! I absolutely loved it and I want to do it again...like everyday haha!! We had a beautiful day and I could see up the entire coast, from like Byron Bay to Jarvis Bay(which is a really long way!!!). We arrived at the skydive place and filled out a few forms and then we headed outside to suit up and meet our instructors. My instructors name was Max and he was so badass! He was originally from Italy and he had sleeve tattoos all over his arms! I was so pumped! He did an interview with me before we got on the bus and we got to talk and get to know each other. We drove about 20 minutes in the van, before we reached the small airport where we were going to take off. Then, we boarded the plane and Max and I boarded last, because we wanted to be the first to jump! There was 16 people crammed in the plane and just a tiny, see-through door between me and the wide-open sky!! We flew up 14,000 feet and then we got ready to jump. He told me that he wasn't going to tell me when we were going to go, so I wouldn't be scared. I secured my goggles and he pulled open the door and I was just kneeling, waiting to free fall! Then wam, he just pushed me over the edge and we were flying!! I was terrified that I was going to lose my stomach, like I was on a roller coaster, but that wasn't the feeling at all! The plane is flying horizontally, so fast that when you fall out of the plane, you kind of make a rainbow, instead of falling straight down as if you were bungee jumping. I free fell for 60 seconds, until we reached 4,000 feet, but it literally felt like 10 seconds. It all happened so fast! When he pulled the chute, he had me hold the handles an steer the chute while we floated around in the sky; it was amazing! I got to see the whole coast and the city of Wollongong from above. It was so beautiful! After about 3-4 minutes of floating, it was time to land. As we zoned in on the landing strip, a gust of wind hit our chute, and we were coming in really fast. Instead of landing on his feet, my instructor told me to life my feet and we came in fast and hard, landing on our butts in the middle of the field! It was really cool!! Then he unhooked me and I got to go see my friends that all came to watch! It was awesome! After everyone finished, we hung out and waited for our video and pictures! It was such a great experience and I am so glad I did it!! My certification lasts for 2 months and if I can find 5 more people that want to go skydiving, I can go again for free!! I had an incredible day and I can't wait to go again!!