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luckykaaI was standing on a platform, holding on to a bar, leaning forwards with nothing but a suddenly very flimsy looking net between me and the ground 10 metres below.
"Ready" said the instructor.
I bent my knees.
"Hup!" said the instructor.
I jumped forwards. Just a little hop, and I was flying! I was given instructions, but actually this came easily to me. Fying trapeze isn't so different from static trapeze and I'm fairly confident on one of them. This was actually a little easier. Swing myself round at the top of the swing. Iweighr so little at that point. Hanging by my legs was easy enough. I swung back as instructed, let go and fell to the net.
Didn't manage the graceful backflip dismount the experts made look so easy. Still, after three successful swings, there was one more. Swing, get caught by a catcher and drop.
I steadied myself. Jumped at the "hup". Swung round as I'd been told. Stretched out my arms and let the catcher catch me. A brief moment of blissful weightlessness and then I was swinging from another person. He let go and I dropped to the net.
Walked back with an overwhelming sense of euphoria.
Worth Every Penny.
"Ready" said the instructor.
I bent my knees.
"Hup!" said the instructor.
I jumped forwards. Just a little hop, and I was flying! I was given instructions, but actually this came easily to me. Fying trapeze isn't so different from static trapeze and I'm fairly confident on one of them. This was actually a little easier. Swing myself round at the top of the swing. Iweighr so little at that point. Hanging by my legs was easy enough. I swung back as instructed, let go and fell to the net.
Didn't manage the graceful backflip dismount the experts made look so easy. Still, after three successful swings, there was one more. Swing, get caught by a catcher and drop.
I steadied myself. Jumped at the "hup". Swung round as I'd been told. Stretched out my arms and let the catcher catch me. A brief moment of blissful weightlessness and then I was swinging from another person. He let go and I dropped to the net.
Walked back with an overwhelming sense of euphoria.
Worth Every Penny.
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Date: 2011-05-08 06:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-09 07:48 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-05-09 09:35 am (UTC)This was in Ealing, which is a faff to get to on a Sunday but it was reduced. Normally costs £22.75.
Moving to Acton soon, then to Regents park, which I might go along to, then to Battersea park, which I very likely will go to.
And yes! Do! It's great fun even if you do only get four goes:)
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Date: 2011-05-09 10:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-10 11:58 pm (UTC)On a more serious note it does sound pretty awesome!
PS I think my tech must be fearing for my safety, it doesn't seem to want to let me load their website... must be time to kick the wireless router *again*.