What day is it?

By now I have no idea what the day or date is. Although today was a slower day the action and adventure was not absent.

I woke up this morning and stood up to go to the bathroom and my feet hurt so bad! Yesterday was super hard on this fragile boy. Cyndie and I weren't really sore this morning but as the day went on we got more and more sore.
All this helped us decided we needed a slower day. So what could I do that doesn't require much effort??? Dusty you can sit in a chair a thousand feet above the ground. I'll take it! I made an appointment for 1pm and we met at the base and rode two different chair lifts way up to here.


We suited up on the grass and hooked together. We tried to get in the air once without success and had to hike back up. To get going we basically just ran straight down the grass till the canopy filled with air. Kind of like when you were a kid and you would run to keep your kite in the air when there was no wind. As soon as it filled up with air he gave it a little flare and it just lifted us right up. Quite simple actually. What you can't see in the picture to the right is a huge cliff and than way down is where the town is. We turned right and flew along side the cliff (really close actually). Close enough that we scared some mountain goats and the took off running straight down what appeared to be a 90 degree cliff. It was incredible. From there we headed down the valley and caught a couple of thermals. I got him to do some aggressive acrobatic turns. We were literally inverted while spiraling down. The centrifugal force was unreal I almost lost my lunch but it was worth it. It had a lot more force than the canopies I've flown. Cyndie could see us and said she got nervous. We cruised over the town for a bit then landed in a field beside Cyndie. It was way worth it.



After paragliding Cyndie and I went to the local resort pool. Everyone had to wear swimming caps and I was the only guy not in a speedo. The pool had a small little circle that had a fast flowing lazy river moving the water in a constant circle. These two late twenties adults turned into kids immediately and had great time. We giggled a lot with each other trying to swim against the water and playing save me from the current.

We hopped hotels today and got a place with a kitchen. Tonight we went to the grocery store to buy food and make our own dinner. We saved a ton of money this way and wished we would have done this more.


Bikes are on reserve for tomorrow and we plan on riding till our legs fall off. Sounds amazing!

Location:Bahnhofstrasse,Urtijëi,Italy