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Monday, 13 July 2026

Would you go skydiving? Why or why not?

 I'm back on the Long and Short Reviews topics after recovering from my chemotherapy and couldn't resist this one.

Why? Because I used to skydive.

I was bitten by the skydiving bug when my dad arranged for me to do a tandem skydive as a birthday present. Scary? Yes, and freezing cold too while we were in freefall, but I loved it. I went back to Cark Airfield shortly afterwards to do a static line course and the rest is history.

Would I do it now, more to the point? Probably not. I enjoyed it at the time, but I would probably find it a lot scarier now. Still, there are few things more beautiful than floating above the fields on your parachute and watching your teammates float alongside you.

I'm interested to see what everyone else will say!

6 comments:

  1. Wow, Tanith, I could never! At least you can say you've done it!

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  2. You’ve been on my mind, Tanith. I hope you’re doing better now. It’s interesting that this is something you’ve tried.

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    1. I'm still having chemo but the doctors are optimistic :)

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  3. I imagine your response will be unique today!

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