My Adventures: 4 – Parasailing
by Jenners • 08/25/2010 • Travels • 29 Comments
Inspired by the creation of my bucket list, I’ve been writing a series of posts about some of the adventures I’ve had in life. In doing so, I hope to inspire others to try some of these things and to impress the heck out of my Little One. (Because I know that, someday, I’m not going to seem all that cool to him and maybe these posts will remind him that his old mom wasn’t always so stodgy and unfun.)
Adventure 4: Parasailing
During one of the first vacations that Mr. Jenners and I took together, we decided to go parasailing. It seemed like a safer way to attempt skydiving—instead of plummeting out of a plane, you rise up into the air and then come back down again (hopefully on the back of the boat that is pulling you). (Plus, my grandmother had gone parasailing for the first time at age 78! How cool is that? I figured I couldn’t be outdone my grandmother, could I?)
The photo below was taken shortly after take-off. You might be able to tell that I’m turned to Mr. Jenners. I think I was saying something like “I’m not sure this is such a good idea after all.” You see, I’m terribly afraid of heights. (I’ll even get a little shaky in a glass elevator.) We weren’t even all that high up yet, and I was already getting scared. We kept going and going and going … up and up and up. (I found out later that in Florida, where we did this, you were legally allowed to go up much higher than you can in New Jersey, where I’d always seen parasailers and thought “Well, that might not be too bad.”)
We ended up being really high up. And it was cool … but scary. I kept alternating between feelings of panic and awe. It was peaceful but windy. I know I wouldn’t have been able to handle it if Mr. Jenners wasn’t there too. I have no idea how long we were up there but it seemed like a long time. As we were coming down, I remember imagining Jaws rising up from the water and eating us. (That movie has haunted me for years!)
We did land safely, and I’m glad the photos came out as I’m not sure I would have really believed I did it after the fact!
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Feeling the wind beneath my very sweaty and scared armpits once again,
your starting to get on my nerves with all of these cool adventures. My life seems a little blah. I think I'm going to go take pictures of me kissing a stone in my front yard or something. LOL
oooo you have such lovely adventures!!! now i am greeeen with envy! lol
i would love such adventures with hubby and little one, too. ahhh…soon soon…
I HATE glass elevators! I'm not sure I could ever muster up enough courage for parasailing.
Hope you're enjoying your vacation.
Another holiday! Lucky you… and that parasailing looks fun.. and yes, scary!
There is a parasailing outfit along Ruston Way (local waterfront) & it advertises that you won't even get wet. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone out doing it.
Anyway, glad you guys had a nice time – glad you could do it in tandem.
Now, off to contemplate my bucket list.
have a fun vacation
I'm a Fraidy Cat but I *might* try this sometime.
Have a great vacation!
Now that's something I'd like to try. Have a great little vacation while you can.
Good for you, Jenners! I parasailed once–I got so horribly nauseous that I nearly yakked in mid-air. Besides that, it was kind of cool.
We were going to go parasailing in Florida.
You've made me even sadder we missed it. Hope you're having a great vacation! We'll be leaving on one next week, lol. 
I think I could fly over the water before I went swimming with horses IN the water!!!
That is not for me! I can't even handle both feel on the ground most days:)
Now see what you've done….I've already added the horse galloping thing to my bucket list because of you. Now I'm going to have to add this. I have no choice. You've forced my hand.
FROWNY FACE FOR YOU. 
Then smiley face, because I love heights and adventures. 
:)
never done parasailing in my life, but hopefully someday i will have the nerve to go out there and do it! i just have to convince myself that its better than parachuting and jump off a plane. new follower, jazevox
I think you're ready for all those physical challenges of "The Amazing Race!"
Now that looks like fun! And yes much safer than sky diving
. So awesome that your grandma did it!
I think doing this tandem is the way to go. I'll have to suggest it to T Rex Dad next time we are kid free and near a beach. Mmmm – that might not happen for 20 years!
Oh, well, I'll live vicariously through you! I'm still in awe of the horse swimming experience.
as soon as I can afford a vacation that remotely resembles yours I plan on considering parasailing…I'ma wimp! Thats a great photo
Another fun adventure with Jenners and Mr! I'm sure the little one will never think you are dull or uncool. Never! That's a great pic of you two. Hope you're having a fun vacation before school.
You, my friend, are simply amazing! I would never in my entire life want to do anything that involves me being way up high in the air with just a parachute keeping me up. You, however, with your fear and heights have actually tried parasailing and therefore get another "cool" stamp in my book
So glad you have a picture as proof of your adventure 
You have certainly tried some adventurous activities on your vacations. I've never tried this but figure, if your grandmother did it at 78 I have a while yet to get around to it
Enjoy your vacation!
That looks like so much fun! I would like to put in a skydiving plug here: you should do it. It's awesome. It's like knock-your-socks-off-orgasmic-awesome. Seriously.
Very cool!! I love these posts about your remarkable past. Inspirational… And sky-diving is something on my bucket list. (maybe on my 60th birthday… gotta do it.)
Combine my fear of heights with my crazy motion sickness and parasailing is not the adventure for me. I think it looks totally cool and would be a lot of fun, but barfing that high up can not be a good time.
FUN! I think that I might try parasailing one day! You've done all this pre-kids and I'll have to do it post-kids. Happy vacating!
For Geoff's 40th birthday I treated him to a trip to Sanibel Island, where he tried parasailing (and loved it). I was somehow coerced to try the daring sport myself and did not have a good experience. I found the harnass terribly uncomfortable, and apparently on my ride we experienced a wind pocket – which caused them to raise me ABOVE it (I was higher than anyone else) and I had to stay up there for quite a while until it was safe to come down. I quickly realized that I could scream my head off, and no one would hear me. Needless to say, I will remain on the ground from now on
Hope you and your family have a wonderful vacation before the start of school.
I think I would barf and then pass out! Just trying to go up to the 32nd floor in a glass elevator this past weekend almost made me cry!
But so think the little one will praise you for your experience!
Have fun on your last little vacay!!
I might be tempted to try parasailing, if it didn't get too awfully high.
I figure if your grandma could do it, and Pres. Bush (the first) can go skydiving in his 80s, then I should be able to something a little bit daring before I die.
You two sure (do?) did take adventuresome vacations! What fun that looks like!