Sunday, October 15, BS, JW, AH and I came to this place Skydive Toronto in Cookstown – about 45 min drive from our place. It was the first time for all of us. After watching the video about the consequences (i.e. you could be injured or killed; and won’t be able to sue anyone for anything) and safety measures, I had to sign my life away. When the word “killed” was mentioned in the video, that was the only moment I felt weird about this skydiving idea. “What if I get killed?” I don’t know. I think my parents will be very sad if I died. But… I’m not married and I don’t have any kid, if I don’t do it now, there’ll be no better time to do it. Life’s short.
After about 4-5 hours of waiting, the sky was finally clear. Dressed, put on the gear; there we go! We did it one person at a time. I was the last person to do it. I was quite surprised that I wasn’t feeling nervous at all. Sitting in a small airplane… About 6000ft, the view was very nice… 9000ft, it started to get cold. All I had in mind at that time was… believe it or not, Pizza and Garlic Bread! I guess I was really hungry at that time – I haven’t eaten anything except chocolate since I had a piece of sponge cake in the morning!!!
Around 11000ft, the door was opened, and with no hesitation, I jumped out with the instructor. The free fall was actually not as scary as I thought it would be. I really liked that feeling… very free… flying free. I think deep inside my heart, I’ve always been suicidal.
When it reached about 5000-6000ft, I triggered the parachute. The fall slowed down. I took off the goggle and looked around… The view was very beautiful. I felt at that moment, I could truely embrace freedom. The experience was memorable. I don’t know if that will be “once in a lifetime” coz I definitely want to do it again. (a bit pricy though… no $$$)
After that, everyone was feeling a bit tired. It was a nice evening. We then headed south. The next stop is… Dante’s.
It is located near Hwy 407 and Yonge. When we got there, there was a lineup. Expected waiting time was about 30min. I haven’t been to this restaurant for quite a long time. The first time I heard of this restaurant was about 4 years ago when I was working at the Board. I like their Crab Meat Caesar Salad – fresh sweet lettuce and big chunks of crab meat. Although it’s not real crab meat, it tasted great with the veggie! This time I went back, the salad was a bit different… only came with shreds of crab meat.
We ordered a lot of food…
– Minestrone Soup (5.35) – Hearty but I find it a bit too salty.
– Crab Caesar Salad – Romaine lettuce, croutons, parmigiana cheese & fresh pre-cooked smoked bacon (10.60) – BIG portion… I already felt a bit full after having 1/4 of it.
– Dante’s Italian Fiesta – Veal, meatballs, hot sausage, mushrooms, onions, roasted green peppers, all topped with mozzarella cheese served with chef’s salad and roll. (18.60) This is definitely a meat-eater’s favourite! I loved the mozzarella cheese!!!
– Tiger shrimp rigatoni with cream sauce – I liked it… but I was too full to eat more of it. Had to pack it to go.
– Last but not least, the customizable pizza – medium size, topped with Black Tiger Shrimp, Green Peppers, Sundried Tomatoes, Bacon, cheese, etc. YUMMM
It was a satifying day – both mentally and physically. I am glad that I met JW and AH, and finally got to know BS more after all these years. If the skydiving wasn’t rained out the previous time, I wouldn’t have a chance to dive with them. If I didn’t start up this blog, I wouldn’t have met JW and AH. If…
一字曰 One word, 緣 (closest English translation is “fate”).
FYI: Dante’s Italian Restaurant
267 Bay Thorn Dr., Thornhill, ON. L3T 3V8
Tel: 905-881-1070
Miss Marz,
跳果時你係咪咁叫? Yee~~~~ Ha~~~~~ 😛
I think you managed to describe the skydiving experience quite well! My friends and coworker kept asking me how it felt like, and I was never quite able to describe the feeling. However, upon seeing my video, they are convinced that I had an absolutely amazing time. 🙂
Ya…I agree! You won’t know how it feels like until you try it yourself. Hope I’ll get my video back soon 😉
wow I have checked the price approx. 25 four dish combo……….. the inner me still fighting with ME, myself.
YOU triggered the parachute? Meaning you jumped solo? or did you go tandem with an instructor? Who pulled the cord?
ya… I did the tandem jump, but he basically taught me everything, and let me do it. If I couldn’t trigger it, he would do it for me.