Hang Gliding-- what?!

Remember Hiking Boy?  He was the cause of a crazy, horrendous, but kind of cool hike a few weeks ago.  We haven't hung out since, except for maybe an hour last weekend when he joined me and a group of people for a 5K race.  He is still 23 and seems quite young, so I've accepted the fact that he's just a super sweet boy and I'm an old lady. :)

Well he called tonight around 11pm.  That's random enough, but he was calling to tell me about a 1/2 off deal for beginner hang gliding lessons at the point of the mountain. Haha!  I laughed out loud.  That is SUPER random.  I humored him and asked for details and what it all entails.  He told me he did a little research and watched some videos and bought it.  He was careful to tell me he wasn't trying to pressure me or anything; he just wanted to let me know about the deal because it would only last a few more hours.  Bless his heart.  I was assuming it would cost hundreds of dollars, which I totally can't afford, so I didn't want to sound too interested.  But I thanked him for the info and told him I'd check it out later.

I clicked on the link.  $70.  What?!  That's way better than I'd anticipated!  I watched some of the videos (including the one shown above) and suddenly felt like maybe I could do it.  Then I took Sadie outside and we were sprinting down the sidewalk and I imagined how fun it would be to run fast and then suddenly be hanging in mid-air.  I came back inside and signed up for it.  Boom.  Done.

But if you watch that video, it's really not like CRAZY hang gliding.  It's definitely beginner style and you don't get too far off the ground.  At least I'm hoping that's the case.  :)  I've never been one to ever want to go bungee-jumping, sky-diving, crazy cliff-jumping, etc.  So obviously this is something I've never added to my life's "To Do" list.  But thank you to Hiking Boy for giving me a reason to do something adventurous again.

I texted him after my purchase and told him I got it.  He said, "You're awesome!"  I think we'll end up going together some time in October.  THAT will be a fun story to tell!