Talk about facing my fears...

Had one of the best days yesterday. I think I'm still living on the high from paragliding. So the Texan managed to convinced me not only to go surfing but to go Paragliding! We decided on Wed and went Thurs morning. We had to hike up a little ways on Lions Head, which is next to Table Mountain to get to our take off spot. Just a side note, the morning we planned to go, Texan mentioned that someone just broke their leg landing from paragliding one day prior. That only increased my nerves ten fold. So we go to the jumping off platform. This guy (by guy, I mean my pilot) is putting my gear on (I'm going first). I'm studying my pilot trying to figure if he knew what the feck he was doing or not. His name was Igor. Then I'm watching some guy take off right before and he pretty much lands in the bushes, his legs are scraping the ground. I'm like, "oh f***". So when you leave you have to run like you never ran before (not really) its just a short little space to run and then you have to keep moving your legs when you are in the air. The take off went very smoothly. I am so nervous up in the air! Just unreal. I can't even describe it really. I think my pilot could tell I was nervous because then he starts to talk about how he is one of the best pilots in the world. He is in the top 10 best pilots in the world. Talks about how many flights he has went on, what age he started, ect. He is like "so you are riding with one of the best." My first thought, well if I die today, you will no longer be one of the best in the world.

The ride was amazing! I was right at the same level as Lions Head, we went through the clouds, we hung out above the ocean looking for Dolphins. One of the best experiences ever. (Lions Head is the mountain that Maggi and hiked later in the afternoon/night.) So glad the Texan convinced me. It was very exciting, scary, thrilling ride! He was a great pilot, I could tell by how high we got and the pics. I also got to fly a bit as well. Scary!

After the thrill of a life time, Mags and hung out at the beach on Camps Bay for the day. Then headed back to the hostel to get ready to go and hike Lions Head. The hike was pretty cool. Less strenuous then Table Mountain. The views were spectacular. We watched the sunset, drank some wine (not a good idea when you have to hike down a mountain). Mags fell going down close to the end of the trail (we were walking in the dark with a mini flashlight) and ripped her pants and scraped her knee. Oops. It was a lot of fun. Amazing views. Everything is amazing here apparently because I can't stop using that word. I'll try come up with a new one :)

So if you have the money to come or not or the vacation time to come or not - you all need to try make a trip to South Africa!! Seriously...

Next extreme sport or adventure? Cage diving with the Great Whites maybe...

 Igor

 That is the top of Lions Head in the background.

 why not to drink wine while hiking